Karel XII gekroond tot koning van Zweden
Arvid Karlsteen
1697
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
51.36; 5
About this artwork
Zilveren penning. Voorzijde: borststuk man binnen omschrift. Keerzijde: phoenix staande op wereldbol met drie Zweedese kronen binnen omschrift; afsnede: opschrift
About the Artist
Arvid Karlsteen · 1647–1718
Arvid Karlsteen (1647–1718) was a Swedish medal engraver and portrait miniaturist who documented Swedish royalty during the reign of King Charles XI. Born on March 16, 1647, on a farm near Karlskoga, Karlsteen was the son of Jonas Kjellander, a cartographer, and his wife Brita Larsdotter von Sacken. This family background provided exposure to precision draftsmanship and careful documentation, skil...