Karl_XI_i_kröningsdräkt.jpg

Summary

Artist



Description	German-Swedish painter
Date of birth/death	23 September 1628 / 27 April 1628 / 23 September 1629	27 October 1698
Location of birth/death	Hamburg	Storkyrkoförsamlingen
Work location	Stockholm
Authority file	: Q902649 VIAF : 64230157 ISNI : 0000000116589719 ULAN : 500006508 LCCN : n82081659 Open Library : OL1222783A WorldCat

It was likely painted by the court painter D. K. Ehrenstrahl, who painted many similar paintings. See e.g. Rystad "Karl XI" (2003), p.210. Charles XI had many paintings done by him often in a similar pose.

Description

English: Charles XI of Sweden in his coronation outfit.

Date

Probably 17 ^th century . The similar painting in Rystad (2003) was made "around 1690" This one is probably not earlier than 1685

Medium

oil

Collection

Unidentified location
Location	17th-century portrait paintings of men, with Not identified, Not provided, Unspecified, Unmentioned or Unknown Unknown location label QS:Len,"Not identified, Not provided, Unspecified, Unmentioned or Unknown Unknown location" and year.

Source/Photographer

http://www.gotahovratt.dom.se/arkiv/kungliga_brev.htm

Direct link: http://www.gotahovratt.dom.se/arkiv/Arkivet/karl_xi2-stor.jpg

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Charles XI of Sweden