Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
About the artist
1850
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden is a 1850 ink by Unknown 19th Century, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white portrait of a man in old-fashioned clothes. He wears a ruffled collar and a dark coat with a chain across his chest. Above his head, fancy letters spell out his name and titles, and two small figures hold up a banner. The text below calls him "King of Sweden." The whole image is carved into metal, not painted. Lines fill in the shadows to make the details pop. Look up engraving to see how artists create these sharp, detailed prints.
