Erik Sparre af Sundby av Schwartz, Erik Sparre, 1 January 1710

Portrait painted by johan david schwartz (1678-1729) of the riksdag and field marshal count erik sparre af sundby, wearing powdered long wig, white linden scarf, breast harness and violet fur-brimmed coat with gilded fittings - waist portrait. Oil on canvas (original canvas), 78 x 66 cm. Signature on the back. Registered in the swedish portrait archive (spa) 1919:991 provenance: lord chamberlain count johan sparre (1856-1938), bro-gård castle, bro parish, uppsala county, uppland subsequently inherited within the same family to date literature: swedish castles and manors at the beginning of the 20th century, uppland, stockholm 1909, nordic family book, illustrated page 284, mentioned page 285, sixten strömbom: index of swedish portraits 1500-1750 in the swedish portrait archive's collections, vol. Ii, 1939, mentioned page 775 the councilor and field marshal count erik sparre af sundby (1665-1726) was from 1683 in french military service in the regiment that was later called 'royal suédois' and he retired there in 1707 with the rank of lieutenant general. He then returned to sweden and held several high military and civil posts. He was elevated to count and took the name sparre af sundby after the inherited stora sundby castle in 1719. Erik sparre was the father of ulrica louise (ulla), married to carl gustaf tessin. Date: 1 January 1710.