Who painted “Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden”?

“Bringing Home the Body of King Karl XII of Sweden” was painted by Gustaf Cederström in 1884. Where to see it: Nationalmuseum.

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Academic Art: smooth, glossy surfaces and idealised figures, usually from myth, the Bible or history; Realism shows ordinary people and Impressionism visible, broken strokes.

Gustaf Olof Cederström (1845-1933) was a Swedish painter who specialized in historical scenes and portraits. Wikipedia

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“Victory at Narva”, 1905
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“A Funeral in Alsike”, 1883
“Recruiting Sergeants”, 1879
“Amy Jaeder, 1843-1912, gift med friherre Gustav Cederström”, 1878
“Självporträtt”, 1877