Artwork
Kong Frederik IV med familie
Kong Frederik IV med familie is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Overview
Kong Frederik IV med familie is a photograph created around 1750, held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The image depicts four individuals in period attire, likely representing a family group, with two men and a woman prominently dressed in 18th-century clothing, and a girl standing behind the woman.
Technique & Style
The black-and-white photograph employs chiaroscuro, using soft lighting to create varying degrees of brightness on the subjects' faces and detailed patterns on their clothing, set against a blurry cityscape background.
Artist & collection
