Carl Gustaf Tessin, Count and Statesman

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DatesSigned: Signed 1741

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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 80,5 x 64,5 cm h x w x d: Ram 105 x 90 x 10 cm

Inventory numberNM 2388

AcqusitionTransferred from Kongl. Museum (Kongl. Museum 1816)

Other titlesTitle (sv): Greve Carl Gustaf Tessin (1695-1770) Title (en): Carl Gustaf Tessin, Count and Statesman Label (sv): Carl Gustaf Tessin, greve och statsman Title (fr): Portrait du comte Carl Gustaf Tessin

DescriptionDescription: Carl Gustaf Tessin is shown in a cuirass, but he had never been an officer. The portrait should therefore be seen symbolically, as an image of Tessin’s heroic efforts to save Sweden in the ongoing war with Russia. In Paris he had negotiated a mutual assistance agreement with France to strenghten Sweden politically and militarily. Perhaps it was his way of projecting himself as the strong man of Sweden. Six years later he became prime minister.

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Motif categoryPortrait

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MaterialDuk, Oil paint

TechniquePainting

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