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Unknown British artist, Portrait of Axel von Fersen, 1778. NMB 2828.
Stockholms Auktionsverk
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Unknown British artist, Portrait of Axel von Fersen, 1778. Photo: Stockholms Auktionsverk.

Nationalmuseum acquires iconic portrait of Axel von Fersen

Nationalmuseum has acquired a portrait of Axel von Fersen at the age of 23, painted in London in the summer of 1778. The superb miniature by an unknown British artist depicts a self-assured young man, perhaps on account of his intended marriage to a rich heiress.