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, Swedish, 1853-1942
Title
King Gustaf Vasa
Date1895
MediumWoodcut on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 40.1 x 29.7 cm
Image: 34.5 x 12.5 cm
Credit LinePresented, 2005
Object numberNGI.20908
DescriptionXylograph print of a detail of the tomb of Gustav I at Uppsala Cathedral. The carving was made by Willem Boy, a Flemish artist active in Sweden from around 1558.
Inscriptionlettered under image: W. Meyer. X.a.KA.SC; lettered upper right::GUSTAVVS/ D.G./ SVECORUM / REX.