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King Gustaf V of Sweden 1922

Half-length to the right, wearing a wing collar and white tie and the blue sash and medal of the Order of the Seraphim, his arms folded across his waist, the left hand visible, wearing two rings on the third finger, and a gold bracelet around his wrist

Oil on canvas, 92.7 x 64.8 cm (36 ½ x 25 ½ in.)

Inscribed lower right: de Laszlo / Cannes. 1922. IV

Sitters’ Book II, f. 30: Gustaf R. Cannes, April 3th 1922. [below in the artist’s hand: the King of Sweden] 

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