Ft. Worth, TX
Details
- Dimensions
- 37ʺW × 3.5ʺD × 42ʺH
- Styles
- Figurative
- Portraiture
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Period
- 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- Sweden
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Black
- Condition Notes
- Excellent condition with wear consistent with age. Excellent condition with wear consistent with age. less
- Description
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Neils Rosen Krantz to Stovgaard and Alsted. General commanding army grand cross Dannebrog, Fell At Battle Of Helsingborg 1627-1676.
Helsingborg, … more Neils Rosen Krantz to Stovgaard and Alsted. General commanding army grand cross Dannebrog, Fell At Battle Of Helsingborg 1627-1676.
Helsingborg, Sweden seaport since medieval days, a stronghold opposite Elsinore, Denmark. In 1658 it was ceded by Denmark To Sweden. in 1670 it was seized by the Danes plundering the Swedes in a massacre called the Battle Of Helsingborg. Shakespeare used Elsinore and it's environment as the place for his play Hamlet.
The family name Rosenkrantz was used by Shakespeare in the play Hamlet. Dodie Rosenkrantz one of San Francisco’s wealthiest women, (who was also a muse of Picasso) and did two huge paintings of Niels and claimed she was a descendent.
Biography from the British Museum:
Details
individual; military/naval; Danish; Male
Life dates
31 Mar 1627-3 Jul 1676
Biography
s. of Palle qv.
1649 entered Dutch military service; later foreign wars then recalled to Denmark in 1657, with rapid promotion to Major General 1666 acquired manor of Staugaard
1676 fatally wounded at siege of Helsingborg
The frame is all carved wood 1780-1800 or older. less
Ft. Worth, TX
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