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Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, married to Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina of Baden and probably  Georg Jonas von Wright (1754-1800), first valet, colonel, married to lady of the bedchamber c

Gustav IV Adolf (1778-1837), king of Sweden, married to Fredrika Dorotea Vilhelmina of Baden and probably Georg Jonas von Wright (1754-1800), first valet, colonel, married to lady of the bedchamber c

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Year
1784
Medium
canvas

Artist

Carl Fredrik von Breda
Carl Fredrik von Breda

Painting

Carl Frederik von Breda was a Swedish painter who studied in and spent much of his career in Britain before becoming painter to the Swedish court. He was born in Stockholm in 1759, and moved to Britain where he was a student of Joshua Reynolds. Breda specialized in painting portraits and was called "the van Dyck of Sweden". He returned to Sweden 1796 where he became professor at the Academy of Arts, a popular portraitist, and a court painter. Breda married at age 22 and his son, Johan Fredrik, was also a painter, who studied under his father. Breda died in Stockholm in 1818.

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Year
1784
Medium
canvas
Watts ID
WW-1784-552314

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Source
wikidata
Status
verified

Artist

Carl Fredrik von Breda

Carl Fredrik von Breda

Painting

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