Game Session with State Secretary Elis Schröderheim

Pehr Hilleström d.ä. (1732 - 1816)

Artist/Maker

Artist: Pehr Hilleström d.ä. (1732 - 1816)

Material / Technique

Oil on canvas

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 111 x 138 cm h x w x d: Ram 131 x 159 x 7 cm

Inventory numberNM 5296

AcqusitionGift Engineer Sten and wife Britta Westberger through Nationalmusei Vänner

Other titlesTitle (sv): Spelparti hos statssekreterare Elis Schröderheim Title (en): Game Session with State Secretary Elis Schröderheim

Exhibited

Nationalmuseum -> Room 1651 Temporary Exhibitions

Depicted Person

Princess Sofia Albertina (1753 - 1829)

Elis Schröderheim (1747 - 1795)

Collection

Paintings (Paintings)

MaterialDuk, Oil paint

TechniquePainting

External links

Wikidata: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18600920

Additional texteExhibition text: Hilleström portrayed a variety of social settings. This work shows scenes from the more prosperous circles of Gustavian society. In the upper panel we see a group engaged in music, while the lower panel depicts a game of cards in the home of Elis Schröderheim – a confidant of Gustav III. The painting shows a typical period drawing-room in the home of Schröderheim on Nybrogatan in Stockholm. Description: Hilleström portrayed a variety of social settings. This work shows scenes from the more prosperous circles of Gustavian society. [...] The painting shows a typical period drawing-room in the home of Schröderheim on Nybrogatan in Stockholm.