The dress was made for Duchess Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta in 1774.
The portrait of Duchess Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta, later Queen of Sweden, is by #AlexanderRoslin. He was a famous Swedish portrait artist. He died in Paris in 1793 at age 75, only months before Marie Antoinette’s execution nearby.
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Portrait of #SophiaAlbertinaofSweden (1753-1829), Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg, who was #BornOnThisDay
1775
Nationalmuseum
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Portrait of #LouisofFrance, Dauphin of France (1729-65), who was #BornOnThisDay
1765
Château de Versailles
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#AlexanderRoslin (1718-93)
Portrait of #LouisofFrance, Dauphin of France (1729-65), who was #BornOnThisDay
1765
Château de Versailles
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Portrait of #LouisaUlrikaofPrussia (1720-82), Queen of Sweden, who was #BornOnThisDay
1775
Nationalmuseum
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Portrait of #WilhelminaLouisaofHesseDarmstadt (1755-76), Tsarevna of Russia as #NataliaAlexeievna, who was #BornOnThisDay
1776
Hermitage
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Portrait of #WilhelminaLouisaofHesseDarmstadt (1755-76), Tsarevna of Russia as #NataliaAlexeievna, who was #BornOnThisDay
1776
Hermitage
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Portrait of Carl #Linnaeus (1707-78), who was #BornOnThisDay
1775
Nationalmuseum
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Portrait of #LouisPhilippeI, Duke of Orléans (1725-85), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1770
Nationalmuseum
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The actual colors of the artwork have probably lost some of the experience one gets when seeing the painting in reality due to the limited color space of the monitor.
Sweden, Stockholm, Nationalmuseum - Sweden's Museum of Art and Design
Swedish Artist Alexander Roslin (1718-1793)
The Jennings Family 1769
Roslin was famous for reproducing the texture and luster of fabric.
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Portrait of Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst , Empress of Russia as #CatherineII (1729-96), who was #BornOnThisDay
1776-7
Hermitage
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The Lady with the Veil is one of Sweden’s best loved paintings. The woman in the portrait is partially hidden by a black silk veil. Beneath the covering, she is dressed for a special occasion in white lace and pink silk. During the 18th century, dressing up, disguising oneself, and playing dramatic roles was a common pastime of the upper classes. "The Lady with the Veil" shows how one could dress up à la bolonaise – in the style of Bologna. The woman is smiling in a tempting fashion, yet she seems to want to remain sly. She only shows part of herself. There are many anonymous portraits of women in collections around the world with their identities long lost including many of Alexander Roslin’s portraits titled “Unknown Woman.” But, "The Lady with the Veil" is not a forgotten women as she was Roslin’s wife: the French portrait artist Marie Suzanne Giroust. At the time, fans were not just a practical item for social gatherings. Fans could also be used for sending secret messages. There were numerous ways of holding, opening and closing fans. Each way meant something specific. The lady with the veil has folded her fan and is using it to stroke her cheek. This might mean: I love you! It was once the artist himself who received this message while he was painting his wife. Nowadays, we are the lucky ones to let ourselves be seduced by the alluring veiled woman. Roslin was born in Skåne, in the south of Sweden in 1718, but worked predominantly in Paris. He portrayed the elite of Europe during his career, receiving commissions in Paris, St. Petersburg, Bayreuth, and Stockholm. In 1752, when Roslin settled in Paris, he was elected a member of the French Académie. He then spent the rest of his life in France, except for two years in the service of Catherine II in St Petersburg. In 1759, Roslin married the pastel painter Marie-Suzanne Giroust and the couple had six children plus one seductive painting called "The Lady with the Veil."
Damen med slöjan. Konstnärens maka Suzanne Roslin (The Lady with the Veil, the Artist's Wife) by Alexander Roslin (Swedish) - Oil on canvas / 1768 - Nationalmuseum Sweden (Stockholm) #womeninart #art #oilpainting #womensart #portraitofawoman #NationalmuseumSweden #hello #AlexanderRoslin #SwedishArt
Sweden, Stockholm, Nationalmuseum - Sweden's Museum of Art and Design
Swedish Artist Alexander Roslin (1718-1793)
The Lady with the Veil. The Artist's Wife Marie Suzanne Giroust, 1768
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A drawing from 2019 of Alexander Roslin's painting Lady with the Veil.
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“The Lady with the Veil” (The Artist’s Wife). Alexander Roslin (Swedish; 1718–1793). Oil on canvas, 1768. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden.
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