Imaginary Etching of Skokloster

In 1661 Erik Dahlbergh was granted royal privilege to draw scenes of every stately home in Sweden for a comprehensive publication. The work was not finished until 1710, after Dahlbergh's death in 1703. This plate shows Skokloster as it was supposed to become. When Dahlbergh drew Skokloster in the 1660's the house was not finished in parts and the park was not existant. The close similarities between the etching and the remaining architectual drawings kept at Skokloster clearly show that Dahlbergh had access to the drawings.