King Charles XII of Sweden

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Sweden (made)

This small historicising bust of King Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718; r. 1697-1718) may have been part of a larger series of monarchs of Sweden; the bust of Queen Christina of Sweden (A.7-1928) currently forms a pair with it. The image may be based on a painting or engraving, their style implying a nineteenth-century date.

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Categories	Sculpture Royalty Portraits
Object type	Bust
Title	King Charles XII of Sweden (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Carved ivory Ivory Carving
Brief description	Bust, carved ivory, of King Charles XII of Sweden, Swedish, ca. 1830-50
Physical description	Charles XII faces forwards wearing a jacket. The front of the socle is inscribed. It is on a tall circular turned ivory socle.
Dimensions	Of bust alone height: 7.7cm Of socle alone height: 6. 9cm Whole height: 14.6cm
Marks and inscriptions	'CAROLUS XII' (on front of socle)
Object history	Bought from C.F.Hobson Esq. London along with A.7-1928 for £12 10s in 1928.
Subject depicted	King Charles XII (Of Sweden)
Summary	This small historicising bust of King Charles XII of Sweden (1682-1718; r. 1697-1718) may have been part of a larger series of monarchs of Sweden; the bust of Queen Christina of Sweden (A.7-1928) currently forms a pair with it. The image may be based on a painting or engraving, their style implying a nineteenth-century date.
Associated object	A.7-1928
Bibliographic references	Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1929, Part II, p. 122 Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 316, p. 321
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	A.6-1928

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O349454/king-charles-xii-of-sweden-bust-unknown/

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