Coronation of Gustav III.
Carl Gustaf Pilo · 1792
Why it's great
Gustav III, the king of Sweden, is crowned in a grand ceremony in 1772, in the Storkyrkan church in Stockholm, with a crowd of nobles around him. Carl Gustaf Pilo began the large painting but died before it was finished. The picture shows a bright, glittering moment in history. It's an important picture of Swedish royalty.
Where to see it
📍 NationalmuseumStockholm, Sweden
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Carl Gustaf Pilo was born in Sweden in 1711 and worked for many years as a court painter in Denmark before moving to Stockholm. He painted portraits of royalty, and started a large painting of the coronation of King Gustav III. He died in 1793.
