Portrait Of Carl Gustaf Dahlgren

Portrait Of Carl Gustaf DahlgrenA fine early 19th century portrait of Carl Gustaf Dahlgren of Ljungby, Sweden (b. 1794). Hes wearing a fancy white cravat under a dark coat according to the fashion of the 1820s. Hes clearly a man of means. The portrait is housed within an appropriate frame from the late 19th century. Medium Oil on canvas Size including frame 13 x 15 33cm x 38cm Year of creation c. 1820 Provenance Sweden Condition Craquelure throughout but the paint layer is stable.

Oil on canvas

he cleverly drags our eye from the wrecked boat on the left

Clearly he means business

A late 19th-century oil on wood depicting a beautiful pastoral view across distant hills before a blood-red sky

during the early part of the 18th century

he’s wearing a gold earring in his right ear along with a brooch and a gold ring

Fine with no issues

They know each other well and seem to be sharing a moment of humour

diagonally upwards towards the destructive wave

it’s often seen in 18th and 19th-century portraiture

The portrait is housed within a period frame

22” x 18” / 56cm x 46cm