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Miniature portrait of Karl XI, King of Sweden
Erik Utterhielmc. 1690
The Royal Armoury, Sweden
Stockholm, Sweden
The very small painting on an oval piece of copper without frame, shows a half length portrait of the King dressed in a cuirass and an ermine trimmed purple cloak, white scarf and a brooch with a big bluish black stone. On his head a brown short cut full-bottomed wig. The background is granular in bluish green. The painting is not signed, but very typical of Erik Utterhielm.
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- Title: Miniature portrait of Karl XI, King of Sweden
- Creator: Erik Utterhielm
- Creator Lifespan: 1662 - 1717
- Creator Nationality: Swedish
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Stockholm
- Date Created: c. 1690
- Provenance: Deposit from the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in 1956.
- Physical Dimensions: W 22 mm, H 26 mm
- Painter: Erik Utterhielm
- Artist Info: The artist belonged to the group of artists that the Dowager Queen Hedvig Eleonora favoured. She commissioned a considerable amount of portraits of her son Karl XI and other relatives from him and she also recommended him as teacher. She even appointed him as a courtier. His style is recognized as elegant and bright in colours.
- Subject Keywords: Miniature, Portrait, Baroque
- Type: Enamel painted on copper
- External Link: Livrustkammaren
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