Gustaf Cederström, 1884 - Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden - fine art print

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In 1884 Gustaf Cederström painted this 19th century artwork. The 130 years old version of the artpiece measures the following size: Height: 265 cm (104,3 ″); Width: 371 cm (12,1 ft) frame dimensions: Height: 343 cm (11,2 ft); Width: 449 cm (14,7 ft); Depth: 26 cm (10,2 ″). Oil on canvas was used by the Swedish artist as the medium of the work of art. This artwork is in the the Nationalmuseum Stockholm's art collection. The modern art artwork, which belongs to the public domain is being provided with courtesy of Nationalmuseum Stockholm & Wikimedia Commons.Additionally, the artpiece has the following creditline: . Moreover, alignment of the digital reproduction is in landscape format with a side ratio of 1.4 : 1, which implies that the length is 40% longer than the width.

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• Poster print (canvas material): The poster is a UV printed canvas paper with a fine surface structure, that resembles the original masterpiece. Please keep in mind, that depending on the absolute size of the poster we add a white margin of something between 2-6cm round about the print motif to facilitate the framing with your custom frame.
• The canvas print: The printed canvas stretched on a wood stretcher frame. A printed canvas generates a cosy and pleasant appearance. A canvas print has the great advantage of being low in weight, which implies that it is easy and straightforward to hang up your Canvas print without additional wall-mounts. Hence, a canvas print is suited for all kinds of walls.
• Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating): A glossy acrylic glass print, which is often denoted as a plexiglass print, changes the artwork into wonderful home décor. The work of art is being made with the help of state-of-the-art UV direct print technology.
• Aluminium dibond print: This is a metal print made on aluminium dibond with a true depth. The bright and white parts of the original work of art shimmer with a silk gloss, however without the glow. The colors of the print are vivid and luminous in the highest definition, details appear very clear, and you can truly perceive the matte appearance of the product.

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Gustaf Cederström painted Bringing Home the Body of King Charles XII of Sweden in Paris in 1877-78. It is an imaginative portrayal of the royal hero's return to Sweden following the fatal shot at Halden in Norway in 1718. In order to make his picture as realistic as possible, Cederström painted numerous sketches and studies outdoors. He erected a stretcher, with a professional model, an Italian named Raffaele Fusco, lying on it and portraying Charles XII. Several small sketches in oils from 1877 survive. The artist has striven to make each of the soldiers an individual. The people whom he painted were a mixture of professional models, colleagues, friends and relatives. The man with a bandage on his head was the artist's oldest brother. The model for both the child next to the huntsman and the drummer boy was Cederström's six year-old daughter Carola. The painting was finished just in time to be accepted at the international exhibition in Paris in 1878. It was sold to the Russian Grand Duke Constantine Constantinovich. People in Sweden were up in arms the heroic death of the king of Sweden was sold to Russia. A collection was started and Cederström was asked to paint a replica, which was donated to Nationalmuseum. The original painting also made it to Sweden. It is owned by the the Museum of Art in Gothenburg.