Global Information Lookup Global Information

Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII information


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.

and 25 Related for: Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII information

Request time (Page generated in 1.1552 seconds.)

Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII

Last Update:

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...

Word Count : 1835

Charles XII of Sweden

Last Update:

Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII (Swedish: Karl XII) or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 O.S.), was King of Sweden (including current Finland)...

Word Count : 6944

Siege of Fredriksten

Last Update:

by King Charles XII of Sweden. While inspecting his troops' lines, Charles XII was killed by a projectile. The Swedes broke off the siege, and the Norwegians...

Word Count : 847

Reign of Alfonso XII

Last Update:

The reign of Alfonso XII of Spain began after the triumph of the Pronunciamiento de Sagunto of December 29, 1874, which put an end to the First Spanish...

Word Count : 40032

List of conflicts in Europe

Last Update:

Uprising in West Hungary 1921 February Uprising 1921 Charles IV of Hungary's attempts to retake the throne 1922–1923 Irish Civil War 1923 Corfu incident...

Word Count : 4871

Alfonso XII

Last Update:

the younger son of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and a distant cousin of Alfonso by common descent from Charles III, was recognized as King of Spain...

Word Count : 2557

Nationalmuseum

Last Update:

 1900 Alexander Roslin, King Gustav III of Sweden and His Brothers Gustaf Cederström, Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII Johan Christian Dahl, Norwegian...

Word Count : 1206

Great Northern War

Last Update:

Charles XII, and forced out of the alliance in 1700 and 1706 respectively, but rejoined it in 1709 after the defeat of Charles XII at the Battle of Poltava...

Word Count : 7174

Louis XII

Last Update:

Louis XII (27 June 1462 – 1 January 1515) was King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples from 1501 to 1504. The son of Charles, Duke of Orléans...

Word Count : 7238

Pope Pius XII

Last Update:

The Testament of Pope Pius XII was published the month of his death. Pius XII's physician, Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi, reported that the pontiff's body was...

Word Count : 25658

Caroleans

Last Update:

the Latin form of the name Charles, is a term used to describe soldiers of the Swedish army during the reigns of Kings Charles XI and Charles XII of Sweden...

Word Count : 3771

Francis II of France

Last Update:

1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King of Scotland as the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, from 1558 until his...

Word Count : 5014

Henry VIII

Last Update:

with King Francis I of France, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, King James V of Scotland, and the Scottish regency under the Earl of Arran and Mary of Guise...

Word Count : 16454

Prajadhipok

Last Update:

Prajadhipok (8 November 1893 – 30 May 1941) was the seventh king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama VII. His reign was a turbulent time for...

Word Count : 3662

James II of England

Last Update:

September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February...

Word Count : 9604

Norway during the Great Northern War

Last Update:

evenings the king held audiences with all who wanted to speak to him, from wealthy landowners to lowly peasants. Charles XII was defeated by Peter in the Battle...

Word Count : 2174

Elon Musk

Last Update:

The Twitter version of the account was blocked in December 2022, after Musk said that his son X AE A-XII had been harassed by a stalker after the account...

Word Count : 27028

Monarchy of Canada

Last Update:

jurisdictions. The current monarch is King Charles III, who has reigned since 8 September 2022. Although the person of the sovereign is shared with 14 other...

Word Count : 30879

King Lear

Last Update:

King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is loosely based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age...

Word Count : 13844

List of cultural references in the Divine Comedy

Last Update:

at the foot of a hill. Compared to the path of ascent in Purgatory. Purg. XII, 102. Rudolf I, King of the Romans (1273–1291). Dante sees him in the "Valley...

Word Count : 27282

Gustaf V

Last Update:

King of Sweden from 8 December 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe...

Word Count : 3877

Rouen Courthouse

Last Update:

1499, King Louis XII, influenced by Cardinal Georges d'Amboise, reformed the Échiquier and established it as a permanent court. When Louis XII established...

Word Count : 5218

History of the Jews in Sweden

Last Update:

officials. King Charles XII (1697–1718) spent five years with an encampment in the Turkish town of Bender and accumulated a large number of debts there...

Word Count : 5616

James IV of Scotland

Last Update:

was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen on the death of his...

Word Count : 10932

House of Tudor

Last Update:

of Louis XII of France in 1515 had married Henry VIII's favourite Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk. Edward VI died on 6 July 1553, at the age of 15...

Word Count : 10056

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net