National Portrait Gallery (Sweden)

The National Portrait Gallery (Swedish: Statens porträttsamling) is a museum and portrait gallery located at Gripsholm Castle at Mariefred in Södermanland County, Sweden. It contains a collection of portraits of prominent Swedes.[1]

National Portrait Gallery
Statens porträttsamlings
National Portrait Gallery at Gripsholm Castle
Established1822 (1822)
LocationGripsholm Castle, Mariefred, Södermanland County, Sweden
Coordinates59°15′22″N 17°13′09″E
TypeArt gallery
Websitekungligaslotten.se/the-swedish-national-portrait-gallery

History

The collection was first established by King Gustaf Vasa who had portraits hung in the newly built Gripsholm Castle. The National Portrait Gallery acquired the status of a national portrait gallery during the reign of King Gustav III. The collection also began to be expanded with non-royal persons. The National Portrait Gallery was officially founded in 1822 with over 4000 works that trace the portrait art changes from the 1500s to the present. Nationalmuseum has been responsible for the portrait collection since 1860. This arrangement has been periodically extended. Each year the Gripsholm Society commissions and donates a portrait of an internationally prominent Swedish citizens to the collection. Many portraits are the work of prominent Swedish artists.

Notable portraits

References
  1. "Statens porträttsamling". Nationalmuseum. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  2. "Einar Nerman". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  3. "Fritiof Schüldt". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  4. "Lasse Johnson". Lexikonett amanda. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  5. "Sven Ljungberg". Ljungbergmuseet. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  6. "Birgit Broms". Nationalmuseum. Retrieved September 1, 2019.


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