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Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden, and Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina (1781–1826), Princess of Baden, Queen of Sweden, in Haga Park, c. 1797–1800
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    Gustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden, and Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina (1781–1826), Princess of Baden, Queen of Sweden, in Haga Park, c. 1797–1800

    TitleGustav IV Adolf (1778–1837), King of Sweden, and Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina (1781–1826), Princess of Baden, Queen of Sweden, in Haga Park, c. 1797–1800
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 273 x 195 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 291 x 210 x 6 cm
  • DatingExecuted c. 1797 - 1800
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Jonas Forsslund, Swedish, born 1754-11-19, dead 1809-03-09
  • Depicted PersonKing Gustav IV Adolf, Swedish, born 1778-11-01, dead 1837-02-07
    queen Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina,
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Classificationpainting
  • Inventory No.NMGrh 1703
  • AcquisitionDonated according to the will of 1872 by Karl XV
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    This double portrait was begun in the late 1790s as a commission for Gustav IV Adolf. In his hand the king holds a blank document, probably intended to tell of his achievements as monarch. Queen Fredrika wears a miniature, but with a similarly empty frame. The unfinished state of the painting probably has to do with the royal couple’s exile. The painting remained in Forsslund’s studio and was bought by Oscar I from his heirs in 1856.