King Karl XII of Sweden
Artist/Maker
DatesMade: c.1707
Material / Technique
Dimensionsh x w: Mått 227 x 142 cm h x w x d: Ram 256 x 167 x 11 cm
Inventory numberNM 3299
AcqusitionPurchase 1938 J.H. Scharps Fund and Sophia Gieseckes Fund
Other titlesTitle (sv): Karl XII, kung av Sverige Title (en): King Karl XII of Sweden Label (sv): Karl XII (1682–1718), kung av Sverige Label (en): Charles XII (1682–1718), King of Sweden
DescriptionDescription: We have now got used to seeing portraits of Charles XII in a simple soldier’s uniform and without a wig. Images showing his style of dress reached Sweden from the battlefields in portrait miniatures, painted for example by General Axel Sparre. These caused much surprise in Sweden: they did not show the king as he was expected to appear and were considered odd. Krafft’s portrait was not painted from life, but on the basis of representations by the artist Johan David Swartz.
Depicted Person
Motif categoryPortrait
Collection
TechniquePainting
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