Victory at Narva
Gustaf Cederström · 1905
Why it's great
Swedish soldiers charge in a snowstorm at the Battle of Narva in 1700, where young King Charles XII beat the larger Russian army of Peter the Great. Peter lost the battle but learned from it and built a better army. Gustaf Cederström painted it in 1905.
🏛️ Part of history
Peter the Great & Russia Turns West (1682–1725) — Swedish soldiers charge in a snowstorm at the Battle of Narva in 1700, where young King Charles XII beat the larger Russian army of Peter the Great.
Where to see it
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Gustaf Cederström was born in Stockholm in 1845 and was a Swedish painter known for dramatic history paintings. He studied in Düsseldorf and Paris. He later became director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. He died in 1933.
