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Portrait of King Frederick IV of Denmark
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Portrait of King Frederick IV of Denmark

Pieter van Gunst · 1659 - c. 1731 · etching; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Frederick IV, King of Denmark, leaning against his throne. At his feet a lion. Above, his wife, Queen Louise of Mecklenburg, is borne to heaven by angels and crowned with a laurel wreath. On either side of the composition eight coats of arms of Danish cities. The print has a Danish inscription in verse.

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Credit linePortret van een koning Frederick IV van Denemarken. 1659 - c. 1731. Pieter van Gunst. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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