Charles XIV John

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Fredrik Westin: portrait of Charles XIV John

Fredrik Westin: portrait of Charles XIV John

Charles XIV John, detail of an oil painting by Fredrik Westin, 1824; in Gripsholm...

Courtesy of the Svenska Portrattarkivet, Stockholm

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