The Dowager Queen Lovisa Ulrika of Sweden

Lorens Pasch d.y. (1733 - 1805)

Artist/Maker

Artist: Lorens Pasch d.y. (1733 - 1805)

DatesMade: c. 1775

Material / Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 242 x 178 cm h x w x d: Ram 295 x 209 x 18 cm

Inventory numberNM 3005

AcqusitionGift 1933 Nationalmusei Vänner

Other titlesTitle (sv): Änkedrottning Lovisa Ulrika Title (en): The Dowager Queen Lovisa Ulrika of Sweden Label (sv): Änkedrottning Lovisa Ulrika (1720–1782) Label (en): The Dowager Queen Lovisa Ulrika of Sweden (1720–1782)

DescriptionDescription: Lorens Pasch painted this full-length portrait, commissioned by Empress Catherine the Great, for a gallery of Swedish family portraits in Çeşme Castle. The commission came via the Russian envoy in Stockholm, Count Ivan Osterman. In this unique full-length portrait, Louisa Ulrika, the empress’s aunt, is depicted as a widow. The ceremonial dress is stunning, with its sparkling jewels and ermine décor on the crinoline.

Depicted Person

Queen Lovisa Ulrika (1720 - 1782)

Motif categoryPortrait

Collection

Paintings (Paintings)

MaterialDuk, Oil paint

TechniquePainting

Keyword

Porträtt

Extern ID

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18599618

Additional texteExhibition text: Lovisa Ulrika’s black and white dress, decorated with pearls and fur, shows that she is a queen dowager. She stands at a table with the royal regalia and a throne. The painting is associated with two other works, depicting her son Gustav III and her daughter-in-law Sofia Magdalena, all painted by Lorens Pasch the younger. The magnificent portraits were gifts to the Russian Empress Katarina II’s Prince Gallery in the Çesme palace in St Petersburg.