Gustav III av Krafft (cropped), Per Krafft the Elder, 1786
Portrait of gustav iii - king of sweden - wearing the swedish costume and wearing the light blue ribbon of the order of seraphim, the insignia and the kraschan - standing kneeling portrait. Painted by per krafft d. Ä. (1724-1793). Bear inscription on the back of the cloth gustaf den iiidie original. Af. Kraft. The painting is likely a replica of the portrait of gustav iii that the monarch gave to the royal academy of wits in 1786. Object Type: painting. Date: 1786. Dimensions: height: 125 cm (49.2 in); width: 94 cm (37 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: American Swedish Institute.