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Erik Sparre af Sundby (1665–1726), Count, Councillor of the Realm, Field Marshal and Ambassador
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    Erik Sparre af Sundby (1665–1726), Count, Councillor of the Realm, Field Marshal and Ambassador

    TitleErik Sparre af Sundby (1665–1726), Count, Councillor of the Realm, Field Marshal and Ambassador
  • Technique/ MaterialOlja på duk
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 115 x 109 cm
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Georg Desmarées, Swedish, born 1697, dead 1776. Attributed to
    Copy after: Hyacinthe Rigaud, French, born 1659, dead 1743
  • Depicted PersonErik Sparre, Swedish, born 1665, dead 1726
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Inventory No.NMGrh 1024
  • AcquisitionÖvertagande 1866 från Gripsholms slott
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    Erik Sparre entered French military service at the age of just 18 and fought with Louis XIV’s armies in Italy and Spain. Resigning as a lieutenant general in 1707, he subsequently held a number of Swedish military and civilian positions, including that of ambassador to France. Sparre commissioned several works from Hyacinthe Rigaud’s studio in Paris, including portraits of himself and Charles XII, composed with the standard poses and costumes employed by the artist.