Johan David Swartz (Schwartz)
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King Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718)
Oval. Canvas 84 x 66 cm. Carved originalframe by Burchardt Precht with the decoration of a crest, the Hercules lion skin, trumpets, palm leaves and laurel leaves.
With text verso: "Carolus XII I 26 ahre Giort i Altranstat I Saxen A-o 1707".
With inventory stamp of King Oscar II, no 582.
Saleroom notice
Not allowed for export.
Provenance
Probably the dowager queen Hedvig Eleonora´s collections.
Prince Carls collection.
Sold at auction, Stora Kvalitén 15-15 maj 1997, Stockholms Auktiosnverk, catalogue no 1182.
Literature
Martin Olin, "Det karolinska porträttet, ideologi, ikonografi, identitet", 2000, compare the frame of the portrait by David von Krafft depicting Karl XI, p. 136.
Merit Laine och Carolina Brown, "Gustaf Lundberg 1695-1786", 2006, compare the frame to portrait by David von Krafft depicting Karl XI, p. 116.
Boo von Malmborg, "Svensk porträttkonst genom fem århundraden", 1978, mentioned at p. 116.
Henschen, Ingegerd och Blomberg, Sten, "Svenskt Möbellexikon, 1961-62, volume III, compare drawing of the frame made by Nicodemus Tessin the younger. (Original drawing in the collection of The Röhsska Museum).
Sixten Strömbom (utg), "Svenska kungliga porträtt i Svenska porträttarkivets samlingar",vol 1 1943, sid 366, the portrait is probably one och the two: copies of his Royal Majestys portrait for 16 Rdr each. which was paied by the dowager queens exchequer and recieved by Swartz 12/12 1708.
Svenska Hem i Ord och Bild, second volume 1914, Prince Carls palace at Djurgården,Stockholm, pl. at p. 101.
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