Alexander Roslin
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Alexander Roslin was a Swedish painter who worked in Scania, Bayreuth, Paris, Italy, Warsaw and St. Petersburg, primarily for members of aristocratic families. He combined insightful psychological portrayal with a skillful representation of fabrics and jewels.
Double portrait of Roslin and his wife, 1767
A portrait of Roslin's wife, Marie Suzanne Giroust-Roslin, 1770
Countess Françoise Marguerite de Grignan the daughter of Madame de Sévigné, 1753
Gustav III
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Gustav III ,note on dates also called Gustavus III, was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of King Adolf Frederick and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Sweden.
Gustav's outfit during the assassination
Portrait of Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, painted by Alexander Roslin in 1775
King Gustav III of Sweden and his Brothers; Gustav III (left) and his two brothers, Prince Frederick Adolf and Prince Charles, later Charles XIII of Sweden. Painting by Alexander Roslin.