Wig in art: paintings, drawings and prints

Carl Fredrik Scheffer (1715–1786), Count and Councillor of the Realm, Alexandre Roslin

Carl Fredrik Scheffer (1715–1786), Count and Councillor of the Realm, 1775.

Carl Fredrik Scheffer (1715-1786), greve och riksråd (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of the Viceroy, the Duke of Linares, Juan Rodríguez Juárez

Portrait of the Viceroy, the Duke of Linares, c. 1717.

Retrato del Virrey Duque de Linares (museum title)

Juan Rodríguez Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Self-Portrait, 1790.

Self-Portrait (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

Table of Monarchs from Gustav Vasa to Gustav III, c. 1787, Ulrika Pasch

Table of Monarchs from Gustav Vasa to Gustav III, c. 1787, 1780.

Regentlängd Gustav Vasa till Gustav III, ca 1787 (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish)

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Painted Shroud Fragment, 1st century BCE–1st century CE.

Painted Shroud Fragment (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, paint on gessoed linen

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

First Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Lower Hall of the National Museum, Stockholm, Carl Larsson

First Proposed Decoration of the Walls in the Lower Hall of the National Museum, Stockholm, 1913.

Första förslaget till fresker i NM:s nedre trapphall (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), pen drawing with watercolour

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm (1756–1813), Baron, First Chamberlain and President of the Chamber Audit, 1776, Ulrika Pasch

Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm (1756–1813), Baron, First Chamberlain and President of the Chamber Audit, 1776, 1776.

Gustaf Adolf Reuterholm (1756–1813), friherre… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

King Gustav III of Sweden, Alexandre Roslin

King Gustav III of Sweden, 1775.

Gustav III (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Portrait of a Man, 1755–1765.

Portrait of a Man (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), red and black chalk on off-white laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

King Gustav III of Sweden and his Brothers, Alexandre Roslin

King Gustav III of Sweden and his Brothers, 1771.

Gustav III och hans bröder (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein (1749-1802), baron, lieutenant, ambassador to Paris, married to the author Anne Louise Germaine Necker, Ulrika Pasch

Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein (1749-1802), baron, lieutenant, ambassador to Paris, married to the author Anne Louise Germaine Necker, 1796.

Erik Magnus Staël von Holstein (1749-1802), friherre… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Gustav III (1746–1792), King of Sweden, Alexandre Roslin

Gustav III (1746–1792), King of Sweden, 1777.

Gustav III (1746–1792), kung av Sverige (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Johan Michael Fant (1735–1813), Doctor of Theology, Court Chaplain and Dean, 1780, Ulrika Pasch

Johan Michael Fant (1735–1813), Doctor of Theology, Court Chaplain and Dean, 1780, 1780.

Johan Michael Fant (1735–1813), teol.dr., hovpredikant… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

He Saw, Upon a Bed, the Finest Sight Was Ever Beheld, Harry Clarke

He Saw, Upon a Bed, the Finest Sight Was Ever Beheld, 1922.

He Saw, Upon a Bed, the Finest Sight Was Ever Beheld (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), graphite, ink, watercolour and glazes on paper

National Gallery of Ireland

Adolf Ludvig Stierneld (1755–1835), Baron, First Chamberlain and Cavalry Captain, 1780, Ulrika Pasch

Adolf Ludvig Stierneld (1755–1835), Baron, First Chamberlain and Cavalry Captain, 1780, 1780.

Adolf Ludvig Stierneld (1755–1835), friherre… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), professor of chemistry and pharmacology, chemist, married to Margareta Katarina Trast, Ulrika Pasch

Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), professor of chemistry and pharmacology, chemist, married to Margareta Katarina Trast, 1779.

Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), professor i kemi och… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Now Awful Beauty Puts on all its Arms; Rough Sketches (on verso), Harry Clarke

Now Awful Beauty Puts on all its Arms; Rough Sketches (on verso), 1913.

Now Awful Beauty Puts on all its Arms; Rough Sketches (on… (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink on cardboard

National Gallery of Ireland

François Tronchin, 1757.

François Tronchin (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna af Korsholm and Wasa (1750–1818), Count, Councillor of the Realm, Marshal of the Realm, Author

Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna af Korsholm och Wasa (1750-1818)… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Carl Borgenstierna (1755–1816), Major General and Governor of Gripsholm Castle

Carl Borgenstierna (1755–1816), generalmajor, ståthållare… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of Joseph II of Austria, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Portrait of Joseph II of Austria, 1778.

Portrait of Joseph II of Austria (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on grey paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Axel Kristian Reuterholm (1753–1811), Baron, President, Ulrika Pasch

Axel Kristian Reuterholm (1753–1811), Baron, President, 1780.

Axel Kristian Reuterholm (1753-1811), friherre, president (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil, Jean-Étienne Liotard

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil, 1774.

James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Clanbrassil (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet, Court Chancellor and Baron, 1784, Alexandre Roslin

Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet, Court Chancellor and Baron, 1784, 1784.

Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet, hovkansler och friherre, 1784 (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of John, Lord Mountstuart, later 4th Earl and 1st Marquess of Bute, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Portrait of John, Lord Mountstuart, later 4th Earl and 1st Marquess of Bute, 1763.

Portrait of John, Lord Mountstuart, later 4th Earl and 1st… (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Man in Rococo Attire (F.E. Sillanpää), study for the mural Meeting of the Aurora Society, Eero Järnefelt

Man in Rococo Attire (F.E. Sillanpää), study for the mural Meeting of the Aurora Society, 1916.

Rokokoopukuinen mies (F.E. Sillanpää), harjoitelma… (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), paint on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Portrait of Charles Benjamin de Langes de Montmirail, Baron de Lubières (recto), Jean-Étienne Liotard

Portrait of Charles Benjamin de Langes de Montmirail, Baron de Lubières (recto), c. 1760.

Portrait of Charles Benjamin de Langes de Montmirail, Baron… (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), graphite, pastel with stumping, and red gouache

J. Paul Getty Museum, United States

Fredrik Adolf (1750-1803), Duke of Östergötland, Alexandre Roslin

Fredrik Adolf (1750-1803), Duke of Östergötland, 1775.

Fredrik Adolf (1750-1803), hertig av Östergötland (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish)

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

A Collaboration (Molière and Corneille), Jean-Léon Gérôme

A Collaboration (Molière and Corneille), c. 1873.

A Collaboration (Molière and Corneille) (museum title)

Jean-Léon Gérôme (French), oil on canvas mounted on panel

Denver Art Museum, United States

Frederick Adolf (1750–1803), Prince of Sweden, Gustav III:s Brother, 1771, Alexandre Roslin

Frederick Adolf (1750–1803), Prince of Sweden, Gustav III:s Brother, 1771, 1770.

Fredrik Adolf, (1750-1803), prins av Sverige, Gustav III:s… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), Professor, Botanist, Alexandre Roslin

Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778), Professor, Botanist, 1775.

Carl von Linné (1707–1778), professor, botaniker (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

See Fierce Belinda on the Baron Flies, Harry Clarke

See Fierce Belinda on the Baron Flies, 1913.

See Fierce Belinda on the Baron Flies (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink and traces of graphite underdrawing on card

National Gallery of Ireland

Don Pedro Barbosa Gómez de Guzmán y Parreño, Juan Rodríguez Juárez

Don Pedro Barbosa Gómez de Guzmán y Parreño, c. 1712.

Don Pedro Barbosa Gómez de Guzmán y Parreño (museum title)

Juan Rodríguez Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Esbjörn Christian Reuterholm (1710-1773), baron, councillor, married to baroness Maria Gyllenstierna of Lundholm, Ulrika Pasch

Esbjörn Christian Reuterholm (1710-1773), baron, councillor, married to baroness Maria Gyllenstierna of Lundholm, 1780.

Esbjörn Christian Reuterholm (1710-1773), friherre… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of Royal Chancellor Nils Barck (1713-1782), Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Royal Chancellor Nils Barck (1713-1782), 1778.

Porträtt av Hovkanslern Nils Barck (1713-1782) (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

The Rt. Hon. Hugh O'Neill, PC, First Speaker of the House of Commons, Northern Ireland, John Lavery

The Rt. Hon. Hugh O'Neill, PC, First Speaker of the House of Commons, Northern Ireland, 1922.

The Rt. Hon. Hugh O'Neill, PC, First Speaker of the House… (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Ulster Museum, United Kingdom

He Takes the Gift with Reverence and Extends, Harry Clarke

He Takes the Gift with Reverence and Extends, 1913.

He Takes the Gift with Reverence and Extends (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink, traces of graphite underdrawing and touches of bodycolour on card

National Gallery of Ireland

Boy with Map of Scandinavia, Ulrika Pasch

Boy with Map of Scandinavia, 1771.

Gosse med karta över Skandinavien (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Portrait of Charles-Marin de La Haye des Fossés, Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Charles-Marin de La Haye des Fossés, 1773.

Portrait of Charles-Marin de La Haye des Fossés (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Cognacq-Jay Museum, France

Portrait of the statesman A.P. Bernstorff, Jens Juel

Portrait of the statesman A.P. Bernstorff, c. 1795–1798.

Portræt af statsmanden A.P. Bernstorff (museum title)

Jens Juel (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Portrait of Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Portrait of Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria, 1778.

Portrait of Archduke Maximilian Franz of Austria (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on blue paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Paul Viaud en costume d'amiral du XVIIIe siècle, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Paul Viaud en costume d'amiral du XVIIIe siècle, 1901.

Paul Viaud en costume d'amiral du XVIIIe siècle (museum title)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French), oil on canvas

São Paulo Museum of Art, Brazil

Self-portrait, 1785.

Självporträtt (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Nils Esbjörnsson Reuterholm, 1676-1756, married to Hedvig Sofia von Leopold, Ulrika Pasch

Nils Esbjörnsson Reuterholm, 1676-1756, married to Hedvig Sofia von Leopold, 1780.

Nils Esbjörnsson Reuterholm, 1676-1756, gift med Hedvig… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Don Juan Xavier Joachín Gutiérrez Altamirano Velasco, Count of Santiago de Calimaya, Miguel Cabrera

Don Juan Xavier Joachín Gutiérrez Altamirano Velasco, Count of Santiago de Calimaya, c. 1752.

Don Juan Xavier Joachín Gutiérrez Altamirano Velasco, Count… (museum title)

Miguel Cabrera (Mexican), oil on canvas

Brooklyn Museum, United States

Portrait of Tsarevich Paul, later Tsar of Russia, Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Tsarevich Paul, later Tsar of Russia, 1777.

Portrait of Tsarevich Paul, later Tsar of Russia (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish)

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

Jonas Öberg (born c. 1740), economics chief, married to Fredrika Maria Svan, Ulrika Pasch

Jonas Öberg (born c. 1740), economics chief, married to Fredrika Maria Svan, 1773.

Jonas Åberg (född ca 1740), ekonomihovmästare, gift med… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper

The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweeper (museum title)

Harry Clarke (Irish), ink, graphite, watercolor, gouache and glazes, with bodycolor highlights

National Gallery of Ireland

Samuel af Ugglas (1750-1812), Count, Provincial Governor, Governor of Stockholm, President of the Kammarkollegium, One of the Lords of the Realm

Samuel af Ugglas (1750-1812), greve, landshövding… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

John Jennings Esq., his Brother and Sister-in-Law, Alexandre Roslin

John Jennings Esq., his Brother and Sister-in-Law, 1769.

Brukspatron John Jennings, hans bror och svägerska (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden