'Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

'Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte', (1933).  Creator: Unknown.

2-702-562 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte', (1933). Portrait of Marshal Jean-Baptiste-Jules Bernadotte, Prince of Ponte Corvo, Charles XIV of Sweden (1763-1844). Born Jean Bernadotte, he served a long career in the French Army and was appointed Marshal of France by Napoleon who also made him Prince of Pontecorvo in 1806. In 1818 he became King Charles XIV John of Sweden and Charles III John of Norway. Upon his Swedish adoption, he assumed the name Carl. After a miniature by Jakob Axel Gillberg, after a painting by François Gérard. From "Gestalten Der Weltgeschichte", a book of cigarette-card portrait miniatures of figures in world history from the last four hundred years. [Germany, 1933]


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
After
  1. Francois Gérard: French: Artist, painter
  2. Jakob Axel Gillberg: Swedish: Artist, painter, miniaturist
Subject
  1. Charles XIV John, King of Sweden: Swedish, French: King

Picture Type
  1. Cigarette card
  2. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Sweden

  1. 62 00 00 N , 015 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits

History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3629x5554
File Size : 59,050kb


Aliases

  1. 0580062827
  1. 2-702-562
  1. 2702562

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