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Oil painting of a man in a plumed hat on a rearing grey horse, with soldiers and a blue banner behind him in a smoky battle scene.

Karel XI (1665-97), koning van Zweden

An equestrian portrait in oil shows a man in a dark coat, yellow sash and plumed hat, seated on a rearing grey horse against a smoky sky. Behind him, soldiers, lances and a pale blue banner suggest a battlefield, with snow covering the ground in the foreground.

Artist
David Ehrenstrahl
Date
1676-1697
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3728 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1697.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Carlos XI de Suecia a caballo

Un retrato ecuestre al óleo muestra a un hombre con abrigo oscuro, faja amarilla y sombrero con plumas, montado en un caballo gris encabritado bajo un cielo ahumado. Detrás, soldados, lanzas y un estandarte azul pálido sugieren un campo de batalla, y la nieve cubre el suelo en primer plano.

Português: Carlos XI da Suécia a cavalo

Um retrato equestre a óleo mostra um homem com casaco escuro, faixa amarela e chapéu emplumado, montado em um cavalo cinza empinado sob um céu enfumaçado. Atrás, soldados, lanças e um estandarte azul pálido sugerem um campo de batalha, e a neve cobre o chão em primeiro plano.

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