Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII

Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII
Swedish: Karl XII:s likfärd
ArtistGustaf Cederström
Year1878
MediumOil on canvas
SubjectCharles XII of Sweden
Dimensions256 cm × 370 cm (101 in × 150 in)
LocationGothenburg Museum of Art, Charles XII Hall (room 15), Gothenburg
Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII
Swedish: Karl XII:s likfärd
ArtistGustaf Cederström
Year1884
MediumOil on canvas
SubjectCharles XII of Sweden
Dimensions265 cm × 371 cm (104 in × 146 in)
LocationNationalmuseum, room 1413, Stockholm

Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII is a painting by Swedish artist Gustaf Cederström, painted in Paris in 1878, displayed at Gothenburg Museum of Art. The author painted a second version in 1884, which is now on display in the National Museum in Stockholm. The scene depicts the repatriation of the body of Charles XII of Sweden, who was killed in Norway during the Siege of Fredriksten.


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