Portrait of the Bernadotte Family, c. 1837

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DatesMade: Executed c. 1837

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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 338 x 400 cm

Inventory numberNMGrh 1706

Acqusition1841 Karl XIV Johan, donated according to the will of 1872 by Karl XV, No. 306; about 1880 Gripsholm

Other titlesTitle (sv): Den Bernadotteska familjetavlan, omkr. 1837 Title (en): Portrait of the Bernadotte Family, c. 1837 Previous: Bernadotteska Familjetavlan, 9 personer

DescriptionDescription: When Fredric Westin painted this group portrait, the Bernadotte dynasty was secure on the Swedish throne and widely accepted. There is a family feel to it, rather than the sense of a political manifestation, but it is not as private individuals that the royal family have taken up their positions in Gustav III’s Pavilion at Haga. Discreetly placed in half-shadow is a bust of Charles XIII, the adoptive father who laid the foundations for the dynasty’s legitimacy – a bust that was not actually to be found in this room.

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MaterialOil paint

TechniquePainting

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