Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm

LadyFinn · Sep 18, 2016

Photos from the Instagram of Håkan Groth, antique expert, dealer and a photographer.
The Green Salon was redecorated by Queen Lovisa Ulrica in the mid-18th century when the tiled stove was installed. The portrait of Catherine the Great is a contemporary copy by Pehr Krafft the Elder after Alexander Roslin. Louis XVI's portrait is by Joseph-Sifrède Duplessis
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The elaborately carved and gilt crowned coat-of-arms of Russia on the frame of the portrait of Catherine the Great.
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The crowned monogram of Queen Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (the mother of Queen Lovisa Ulrica) on her framed portrait.
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This grand portrait of Louis XV of France by Louis-Michel van Loos (1707-71) hangs in the Green Salon. It would have been a gift to King Adolph Fredric and Queen Lovisa Ulrica.
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Queen Hedvig Eleonora's intention with Drottningholm Palace was to create a monument over the dynasty and to that end the lower gallery was dedicated to her late husband Carl X Gustaf (d. 1660). The walls are covered by battle scenes glorifying his military successes by the German born painter Johann Philip Lembke (1631-1711). The bust in the centre of the king is by Nicolae Millich.
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The great Court Painter David Klöcker was ennobled for his services to the royal family and took the name Ehrenstrahl. His portraits glorify the royals, but he was also forced to paint their horses, pets and the exotic flowers that they grew. This large painting from 1687 is of a camel and it's minder Schabash. They were both capture in the war against the Turkey in Hungary and brought to Sweden by the Field Marshal Count Nils Bielke and presented to King Carl XI as a 'gift'. Schabash was christened, became Swedish was given a job at the Royal Stables and changed his name to Nils.
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Queen Lovisa Ulrica of Sweden (1720-82) by Lorentz Pasch the Younger. She was the wife of King Adolph Fredric and the sister of Friedrich the Great of Prussia. She was highly intelligent and a great patron of the arts. She modernised Drottningholm Palace with new interiors in the fashionable Louis XV style.
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The Green Cabinet was one of Queen Lovisa Ulrica's favourite rooms redecorated by Carl Hårleman in 1747. Here she hung portraits of her family. It is said the petit point embroidery on the armchairs is made the queen and her ladies in waiting. The French Louis XV commode from the 1730's is by Jacques-Philippe Carel.
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A pastel portrait of King Adolph Fredric of Sweden (1710-71). He was a Prince of Holstein-Gottorp and Prince-Bishop of Lübeck who was chosen in 1743 as the heir to the childless King Fredric I whom he succeeded in 1751. He was the father of Gustaf III and Carl XIII.
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LadyFinn · Sep 18, 2016

Photos from the Instagram of Håkan Groth, antique expert, dealer and a photographer.
The Blue Salon was decorated around 1760 by Jean Eric Rehn for Queen Lovisa Ulrica. The walls and furniture were originally covered with a blue silk damask. The queen used the room as her study and she kept some of her large collection of paintings in here. Now a collection of portraits of her family now hang in her. The commode is by Georg Haupt.
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The oval portrait above the mirror in the Blue Cabinet by the French court painter Carle van Loo is of his young daughter.
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Queen Lovisa Ulrica painted in 1752 with her sons Gustaf (III), Carl (XIII) and Fredric by Gustaf Lundberg and Lorentz Pasch the Younger.
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A Louis XV mirror in the Blue Cabinet designed by Jean Eric Rehn with the monogram of Queen Lovisa Ulrica c 1760
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Another of the lovely carved wood frames in two colour gold. The pastel portrait of Lovisa Ulrica is by Gustaf Lundberg
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A portrait by Alexander Roslin of Princess Sophia Albertina (1753-1829) painted in 1775. She was Gustaf III's sister and became the reigning Princess-Abbess of Quedlinburg (the last) 1787-1803. She wanted to marry the Prince of Hessenstein, but Gustaf III didn't allow it as he didn't think it was a good enough married, so she remained unmarried. She became the last surviving member of the Holstein-Gottorp dynasty in Sweden.
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Carl Fredric von Breda's posthumous portrait of Gustaf III painted in 1798 after a bust by Sergel.
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Alexander Roslin's portrait of Princess Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta of Holstein-Gottorp painted in 1775. She married her cousin Prince Carl of Sweden who in 1809 became King Carl XIII. She is is mostly known for the diary she kept from her arrival in Sweden 1775 to shortly before her death in 1818.
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The crowned coat of arms of Princess Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotta of Sweden.
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LadyFinn · Sep 18, 2016

Photos from the Instagram of Håkan Groth, antique expert, dealer and a photographer.
The library was created by Jean Eric Rehn for Queen Lovisa Ulrica in the 1760's in an early Neoclassical style for her circa 2,000 books. The queen spoke several languages and she even studied English which was most unusual at this time. She liked to surround herself with scientists and other learned men in here and the adjoining museum rooms where she kept her collections. Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) was one of her favourite visitors.
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The crowned monogram 'L' for Queen Lovisa (Ulrica) in the library. She corresponded with Voltaire and here she kept the books he sent her with personal dedication and comments. She also liked reading books by Rosseau.
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A carved and gilt Neoclassical ornament in a niche in the library designed by the prolific architect and designer Jean Eric Rehn.
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The Marble Cabinet was designed by Jean Eric Rehn in the 1760's with walls covered in marble stucco. This was Queen Lovisa Ulrica's private writing room where no one was allowed in without her permission. It had originally been her first library before the book collection grew. The chandelier is covered with Meissen porcelain flowers.
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Queen Lovisa Ulrica's desk that stood in the Marble Cabinet was a gift from her indulgent husband King Adolph Fredric in 1770. It was commissioned from the great cabinet maker George Haupt and became his masterpiece that enabled him to set up a workshop in Stockholm.
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The Queen's Coin Cabinet decorated in 1753 by Carl Hårleman. The walls are painted in faux bois. The set of specially designed cabinets that held her collection of valuable coins and medals are missing. Gustaf III replaced them with the present long counter. In the mirrored niche stood a bust of her beloved husband Adolph Fredric.
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A detail of the decor of the Coin Cabinet with a medallion of King Gustaf II Adolph (Gustavus Adolphus). It has never been restored and has survived remarkably intact.
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An overdoor in the Mineral Cabinet decorated in 1768 by Jean Eric Rehn. The door leads in to the Coin Cabinet, hence the decor. This room was originally part of the Royal Tribune in the Royal Chapel next door. This still where the royal family enter the Tribune on special occasions
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The Natural Science Cabinet also decorated by Jean Eric Rehn to hold Queen Lovisa Ulrica's collections. These small museum rooms, kept in their original state, has now mostly lost their original collections, but still very strongly evoke the spirit of the 18th century. They were never opened to the general public and are still rarely seen by visitors today.
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LadyFinn · Sep 25, 2016

Photos from the Instagram of Håkan Groth, antique expert, dealer and a photographer.
The Upper South Guard's Room served as an anteroom to the Hall of State. It was decorated in 1672 and the late King Gustaf VI Adolf (d. 1973), who lived at Drottningholm Palace during the winter months, used this room to celebrate Christmas in with his family.
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The ceiling in the Upper South Guard's Room is decorated with a painting of the Fall of Phaethon by Johan Sylvius in 1694.
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Cartouche sculpted by the Italians Carlo Carove and Giovanni Caroveri. The cartouches around the room all have different inscriptions and are decorated with symbols of the sun, the moon and stars.
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Cartouche sculpted by the Italians Carlo Carove and Giovanni Caroveri. 'Comes Fidissima' (Faithful Compania).
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Cartouche sculpted by the Italians Carlo Carove and Giovanni Caroveri. 'Crescit Ut Aspicitor'.
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Rikssalen (the Hall of State) was redecorated in the 1850's by Fredric Wilhelm Scholander for King Oscar I and Queen Joséphine. It is a gallery of the contemporary European monarchs. Here is Napoleon III (a first cousin of Josephine's), Oscar I, Queen Victoria, Tsar Nicholas I and Pope Pius IX. The Queen, who was a devout catholic, commissioned the Swedish painter Sophie Adlersparre to paint the Holy Father in Rome in 1855.
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Here are the portraits of Pope Pius IX and King Maximilian II of Bavaria (a first cousin of Queen Josephina's) in the Hall of State. The room was used for receptions, banquets and for dancing. The 350 year old oak beams can't support disco dancing so it is only used for banquets today.
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The portrait of Pope Pius IX is crowned by his tiara in carved gilt wood.
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The French Imperial crown on the frame of Napoleon III's portrait.
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The Austrian crown on top of the frame of Emperor Franz Josef's portrait.
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Queen Josephina of Sweden and Norway's first cousin King Maximilian II of Bavaria (1848-64) by Julius Zimmerman. She was the granddaughter of Empress Joséphine of France and her mother was Amalia Augusta of Bavaria.
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A portrait of the splendidly moustachioed King Vittorio Emanuele II of Sardinia (1820-78). It's only a small portrait above one of the three doors in the Hall of State.
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The Hall of State with portraits of Pedro V of Portugal, Sultan Abdülmecid I of the Ottoman Empire, Leopold I of the Belgians and Georg V, the last King of Hannover. Gustaf V's grandchildren often used to play Badminton in here during their visits at Christmas time in the 1920's until it was discovered how weak the floor was.
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A portrait of Abdülmecid I (1823-61) who succeeded as the 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1839.
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LadyFinn · Sep 26, 2016

Photos from the Instagram of Håkan Groth, antique expert, dealer and a photographer.
The Queens Room was created by Queen Josephina of Sweden-Norway in the 1850's with a collection of European consorts. Here are Queen Elisabeth of Prussia (her aunt), Empress Eugénie of France (married to her cousin Napoleon III), Empress Elisabeth of Austria and Josephina herself. The furniture is all Gustavian.
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Empress Eugénie of France after Franz Xaver Winterhalter's official portrait began in 1853.
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The Queens Room with Georg Haupt's desk made in 1770 for Queen Lovisa Ulrica. The Gustavian decor by Jean-Baptiste Masreliez in this room was transferred here in the late 19th century from another room on this floor.
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The Yellow Salon has a set of Swedish Louis XV chairs from the mid-18th century. The silk with the Swedish three crown motif was designed by Jean Eric Rehn and recently woven at the silk weavers Almgrens in Stockholm.
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Brussels tapestry with Apollo symbolising the Day, signed Guillaume van Leefdael. Woven c 1650 after a design by Jan van den Hoecke, one of Ruben's pupils.
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One of a pair of Gustavian console tables probably made by Jean-Baptiste Masreliez. The lapis lazuli stone tops were ordered by Gustaf III from the Imperial Russian stone manufactory 'Le Moulin' at Peterhof after his visit there in 1777.
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Queen Hedvig Eleonora had the Upper Gallery decorated to commemorate her son Carl XI's (d. 1697) military victories in the wars against Denmark. Sweden gained its natural border in the south and the King married the Danish Princess Ulrica Eleonora in 1680 after the peace treaty had been concluded. The paintings are by Johann Philip Lembke and the ceiling was decorated in 1690 by Johan Sylvius.
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Allegorical painting from 1690 on the ceiling in Carl XI's Gallery by Johan Sylvius.
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A marble sculpture of Apollo by the sculptor Nicolae Millich (1633-99) from Antwerp
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The Upper Vestibule designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder in the 1660's. From here you have the best view over the formal Baroque garden. This is one of my favourite interiors at Drottningholm. It was also used sometimes for dinners as happened on 17 May in 1702 to celebrate Carl XII's 20th birthday.
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A close up of the painted walls imitating marble and one of the busts of fantasy 'Gothic' kings by Millich in the Upper Vestibule.
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The monogram HERS for Queen Hedvig Eleonora Regina Suecia builder of Drottningholm Palace sculpted by the Italians Carlo Carove and Giovanni Caroveri.
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A corner of the Upper Vestibule at Drottningholm Palace.
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A seventeenth century marble bus to Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180).
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Bust by Nicolae Millich of King Carl XI of Sweden (1655-97). He was only five when his father died and his mother Queen Hedvig Eleonora lead the Regency that ruled the country until he came of age in 1672. In 1680 he restored royal power and became an absolute monarch.
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LadyFinn · Sep 27, 2016

Photos from the Instagram of Håkan Groth, antique expert, dealer and photographer.
The main entrance to the Royal Chapel at Drottningholm
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The small chapel at Drottningholm Palace is housed in the north roundel and was began to be built c 1680, but wasn't completed until the late 1720's. The altarpiece depicting the Holy Communion is by Georg Engelhardt Schröder.
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The organ on the balcony to the left built by the foremost organ builder at the time, Johan Niclas Cahman, was installed in 1730. The balcony to the right is the pulpit.
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The monogram on the royal balcony is the of Queen Ulrica Eleonora the Younger on who's initiative the chapel was completed. She was the daughter of Carl XI, sister of Carl XII and wife of Fredric I.
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The cut crystal and ormolu chandelier made for 100 candles was originally made in the 1840's for the Vita Havet ballroom at the Stockholm Royal Palace. It was restored and hung here in the 1990's.
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At one September issue of swedish Kalle Anka (Donald Duck) Kalle and his nephews go to Drottningholm Palace and the adventure begins. The nephews aren't initially very interested in uncle Kalle's a recitation from the tourist brochure, but when it is found out that several valuable objects have disappeared from the Palace, they get excited and Kalle must do his best to keep up with the action. In addition to the special written story the issue contains also picture puzzles and a fact sheet that has been developed in cooperation with the Drottningholm Palace Administration.
Kalle Anka intar Drottningholms slott - Kalle Anka
Kalle Anka intar Drottningholms slott - Egmont Publishing

LadyFinn · Oct 1, 2016

Photos from the Instagram of Håkan Groth, antique expert, dealer and photographer.
The Generals Hall was a memorial gallery where Queen Ulrica Eleonora the Younger collected portraits of her late brother Carl XII (killed 1718) and his generals. There are also topographical scenes of their successful battles. Oscar II had the dark blue Baroque style panelling added in the late 19th century.
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The ceiling painting with a scene from the old Norse saga of Ragnar Lordbroke in the Generals Hall by Gerrit van Honthorst is dated 1643. It had been looted by Swedish troops from Kronborg Castle in Denmark and was placed here by Oscar II circa 1890.
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The Oscar Hall was created in Baroque style by the architect Agi Lindegren to house a set of Mortlake tapestries. It was completed in time for Oscar II's silver jubilee as monarch in 1897 and paid for by the King himself.
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The set of tapestries with motifs from the story of Hero and Leander were woven for Charles I of England at Mortlake in the 1630's. Count Johan Oxenstierna acquired them and gave them in 1654 as a wedding gift to Carl X Gustaf and Queen Hedvig Eleonora. The Baroque style armchair is from a set made for the Swedish Pavilion at the World Exhibition in Chicago in 1893.
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The amazing tiled stove in the Chinese Salon was a gift to Gustaf III of Sweden when he visited his cousin Catherine the Great in 1777. It is made by the Imperial Russian Porcelain Factory. Is there any other ones like this or similar in Russia? It would be interesting to find out if any one knows.
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A close up photo of the amazing Chinese style tiled stove made in St Persburg and given to Gustaf III of Sweden in 1777.
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The tapestry designed by Carle van Loo and made by Les Gobelin in 1779 was a gift from Louis XVI in 1784 to Gustaf III when he visited France in 1784. The motif from the antique Greek mythology depicts how Theseus captures the Marathonian Bull. The French Louis XV armchairs are signed Louis Cresson.
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A Russian chandelier in the Chinese Salon acquired in 1796 by Gustaf IV Adolph on his visit to St Petersburg. The young king was planning to marry Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna, a granddaughter of Catherine the great. The marriage didn't happen as she wouldn't convert to the Swedish Lutheran Church.
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Overdoor decoration by Jean-Baptiste Masreliez from 1779 when he redecorated the room for Gustaf III. It had been his father King Adolph Fredric's bedroom before.
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LadyFinn · Oct 4, 2016

Photos from the Instagram of Håkan Groth, antique expert, dealer and photographer.
A commode by Georg Haupt which in fact is a pullout bed. It was used by Gustaf III's guard and stood originally in the King's bedroom at Ekolsund Manor.
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A Swedish Louis XV table made for Queen Lovisa Ulrica's first small library at Drottningholm c 1750.
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One of a pair of Japanese lidded Imari porcelain urns in the Chinese Salon. The silk on the furniture and walls was recently woven at Almgren's Silk Weavers in Stockholm after a design by Jean Eric Rehn.
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Pehr Hilleström (1732-1816), 'The Conversation at Drottningholm' painted in 1779 when the room had just been redecorated by Jean-Baptiste Masreliez. It shows Gustaf III seated in the sofa studying architectural drawings looking towards a bust of his cousin Catherine the Great. He is wearing the so-called Swedish Dress and the ladies are wearing the special black and white court dress. Queen Sophia Magdalena in a different dress is seated in the centre at a needlework table. The bust of the empress was given this important position as the painting was intended for her as a thank you present for all her gifts and the bust in particular.
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A biscuit porcelain bust of Catherine the Great of Russia that was a gift to her cousin Gustaf III. It can be seen in the same position on Pehr Hilleström's painting of the room dated 1779.
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The Blue Salon was redecorated by Jean-Baptiste Masreliez in 1778-79 for Gustaf III when the double doors were installed. When Drottningholm Palace was built in the late 17th century all the rooms had lower single doors which was the fashion then.
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This cabinet by Nils Petter Stenström contains silk samples from the 18th century. It was a gift to Gustaf III from the silk merchant Adrian Hardt in 1781. The doors have inlaid motifs depicting the silk weaving process. This room was used as the most important guest room at Drottningholm at the end of the 19th century. Amongst visitors who slept here in a gilt Empire bed (now removed) were Tsar Alexander III of Russia and Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany on their visits to Oscar II.
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The long case clock has a movement signed William Jourdain. The original case was replaced in Prussia in the 1750's and is believe to have been a gift from Frederick the Great to his sister Queen Lovisa Ulrica of Sweden.
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A pair of possibly Swedish Empire candelabra on either side of a Meissen birdcage in the Blue Salon. The Louis XVI style silk on the dates from 1926.
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A small Gustavian anteroom decorated around 1778-80 for Gustaf III. It was originally King Adolph Fredric's dressing room. The Louis XV secretaire was made by Johan Niclas Eckstein (master in Stockholm c 1732-76).
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A Swedish Louis XV armchair made in the French style. Original sample chairs were imported from France and copied, but there was also a colony of French painters, carvers and cabinet makers active in decorating the Stockholm Royal Palace in the period 1730-1760. A school was set up at the palace where French artists taught the Swedes. This was the foundation of the Royal Academy of Art in Sweden.
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Drottningholm at 06.30 AM, the King and Queen are still asleep and only the Royal Guard is up! The best way to travel here is by taking the old fashioned boats that leaves from the Town Hall in Stockholm. The first pontoon bridge was only built in 1788.
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LadyFinn · Nov 5, 2016

LadyFinn · Jan 9, 2017

At the SVT program "Drottningholms slott - ett kungligt hem" (Drottningholm Palace - A Royal Home) was told about the Bathhouse at Drottningholm, it was build in 1793. It was the first one in Sweden which has hot water, wooden bathtubs, showers and seawater pool. Already Gustav III made sketches to the bathhouse, but he was murdered in 1792. His brother, duke Karl, made the dream come true and the house was build.
Queen Silvia told at the program that there are several rooms at the bathhouse and a big pool. Queen Silvia has never used the bathhouse. She says she doesn't know why, she lives by the water, it is so beautiful, one wants to but it just hasn't happened. She laughs that maybe she is afraid of pikes.

AIX antiquarians developed on behalf of The National Property Board Sweden a care program for the bathhouse at Drottningholm Palace. Palace architect Erland Montgomery was the director of the care program.
Badhuset Drottningholm _ AIX Arkitekter

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A couple of photos of Drottningholm Palace, taken this evening.
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loveSwede · Jan 29, 2017

Picture of the christening cradle used for Madeleine, Leonore, Nicolas, Oscar and Alexander in Drottningholm Slott.

Aret Med Kungafamiljen 1977 in English subtitles state that Victoria laid in it after her baptism but I have no information on that and her cradle was different

I just think it's a beautiful piece.

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Here is a splendid shot of Drottningholm

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Interview with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia for Dagens Nyheter. ~ Royally Scandinavian

I did not think they gave anyone access to their private little garden. This is from interview though

LadyFinn · Feb 25, 2018

The royal court put last week to their Youtube this video, where prince Wilhelm tells about Drottningholm.

LadyFinn · Mar 19, 2018

Ekerövägen, road 261, just outside the Drottningholm Palace area will be broadened and bus files should be built to provide increased accessibility. During the road work period, accessibility to Drottningholm Palace can be severely restricted.
- Big construction projects, of course, are likely to interfere with the business, but I'm not so worried. The road needs to be rebuilt and we will solve any problems that may arise for visitors going to Drottningholm, says Staffan Larsson, Governor of the Royal Palaces.
Among other things, the entrances to Drottningholm must be relocated, according to information given to Expressen.
- It is true that the entrance to Drottningholm needs to be reviewed. How the exact design becomes, we may return to.
An option to ensure that tourists can still visit Drottningholm is to increase the density of boat trips to the Palace.
- It's something we have discussed to solve any possible interference that may occur along the way.
Drottningholms slottsområde ska byggas om _ Kungligt _ Expressen

LadyFinn · Apr 28, 2018

Nice video about Drottningholm Palace at Instagram of the Royal Palaces
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiGjtNMFJNG/?taken-by=kungligaslotten

Short video and photos
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlKXhZlhWD9/?taken-at=237014993

Photo
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlCfR8fAiXY/?taken-by=perviking68

An article in Svensk Damtidning about the Drottningholm Palace Park, in their series of royal gardens.
In 1998 in the garden started the work to replace the old linden trees with new ones, and the work continued until May 2011, when king Carl Gustaf planted the first tree to leg 5 in the restoration.
Drottningholm is Sweden's oldest sculpture park. There are 46 sculptures.
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Dana Press gallery from Drottningholm
ROYAL: Feature - Das königliche Schloss Drottningholm

LadyFinn · Aug 26, 2018

De Vries Day today at Drottningholm
Take the chance to see the world’s largest collection of Adriaen de Vries sculptures. The museum at Drottningholm has on display a unique collection of sculptures by the Dutch sculptor de Vries.
The collection of sculptures from Adriaen de Vries (1556–1626) can be seen at the old Dragoon Stables from the 1700s at Drottningholm.
The bronze sculptures, dating back to the beginning of the 1600s, were brought to Sweden as booty and were eventually placed in the Drottningholm Palace park.
Today these sculptures have been replaced by modern bronze casts and the originals can be seen at the Museum De Vries. The museum contains the world's largest collection of Adriaen De Vries' work.
De Vries Day - Kungliga slotten

LadyFinn · Sep 9, 2018

A video of the Drottningholm Palace Park in english. From Youtube of the Royal Palaces.

Press release from the court yesterday

Drottningholm Palace - one of 34 world heritage sites that digitally attracts more tourists to Europe
World Heritage Journeys is launched today around Europe - a common world heritage site aimed at attracting tourists from the US and China to Europe. The site is an EU-funded project in collaboration with Unesco and National Geographic together with 34 selected world heritage sites in Europe. Drottningholm Palace facility is one of the unique cultural heritage that is part of the project.
- This is an excellent opportunity to participate in and influence how we want the world heritage of Drottningholm to be experienced. Working with local, regional, national and now international players developing methods and tools for more sustainable travel is extremely important for us. We are convinced that world heritage tourism is a good channel for it, says Helena Chreisti, Head of Marketing and Education at the Royal Court and Lena Flodin, World Heritage Coordinator at the National Property Board Sweden.
Drottningholms slott – ett av 34 världsarv som digitalt ska locka fler turister till Europa - Sveriges Kungahus
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Royal Domain of Drottningholm, Sweden _ World Heritage Journeys of Europe

CyrilVladisla · Oct 19, 2018

I like the blue of the Royal bedchamber of Drottningholm Palace.
http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/6323704

LadyFinn · Oct 20, 2018

CyrilVladisla said:
I like the blue of the Royal bedchamber of Drottningholm Palace.
http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/6323704

Here is a better photo of it - Hedvig Eleonora's State Bedchamber, taken by Alexis Daflos, from the website of the Royal Palaces.
https://www.kungligaslotten.se/imag...t 2 HE sängkammare copy Kungl Hovstaterna.jpg

CyrilVladisla · Oct 20, 2018

^LadyFinn, You are absolutely correct. Alexis Daflos' photo brings out the beautifullness of the blue.

LadyFinn · Nov 4, 2018

The Palace guard arrested two after a drone flight over Drottningholm
Two people were arrested after they had flown a drone over Drottningholm Palace on Sunday afternoon.
The police got the alarm about the suspected drone flight at 15.22.
- It was staff that apprehended two people, says Towe Hägg at the police regional management center.
According to Aftonbladet, the two persons are foreign citizens and have flown with a drone over the Palace area.
The Palace guard, employed by the Armed Forces, summoned the police.
- We have two people arrested for violation of the protective law. They will now be heard and then we contact a prosecutor who decide if they will be arrested or not, says Towe Hägg.
Margareta Thorgren states that the king was informed of the incident.
- In all events that are extraordinary, even in this case, we provide information.
Drottningholm Palace is a protected object, it is not allowed to fly drones over it.
- The intervention is routine on such occasions, says Thorgren.
Slottsvakt grep två efter drönarflygning över Drottningholm _ Aftonbladet

LadyFinn · Dec 29, 2018

Lovely photo from Drottningholm Palace, by photographer Kate Gabor.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br-mVyPBBWz/

Ehrenstrahl salon at the Drottningholm Palace.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpg9F7Qh-BG/

MARG · Dec 29, 2018

It would seem that drones could provide a significant threat to security in the future for all the royals, airports etc.

LadyFinn · Feb 2, 2019

LadyFinn · Apr 9, 2019

Gallery
ROYAL SPEZIAL: Drottningholm Schlosspark - ein Paradies auf Lovön in Stockholm

Svensk Damtidning had a couple of weeks ago an article about Drottningholm Palace. Svensk Damtidning has got from Drottningholm Palace a couple of photos of rooms which are rarely seen: The Minister Room, a dining hall. And the White Salon, there is the royal couple's favorite sofa, where they like to sit when they have an free evening at home.
Two people, a dog and 192 rooms
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LadyFinn · May 4, 2019

The Chinese Pavilion (Kina Slott) is open again from 1st May
The Chinese Pavilion - Kungliga slotten

At Youtube of the Royal Palaces

LadyFinn · May 18, 2019

Evert Lundquist day
Sunday May 19 is open house in Evert Lundquist's studio. Take the opportunity to visit the studio in Drottningholm Palace Park, which remains as the artist left it in 1993, a year before his death.
Evert Lundquist-dagen - Kungliga slotten

Evert Lundquist's Studio - Kungliga slotten

Photos from Drottningholm Palace park, by Raphael Stecksén.
https://www.kungligaslotten.se/imag...y Kungl Hovstaterna foto Raphael Stecksén.jpg
https://www.kungligaslotten.se/imag...ader Drottningholm3 foto Raphael Stecksén.jpg
https://www.kungligaslotten.se/imag...ader Drottningholm2 foto Raphael Stecksén.jpg
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By Gomer Swahn
https://www.kungligaslotten.se/imag... ext 2 copy Gomer Swahn Kungl Hovstaterna.jpg

Short video, royal guard in Drottningholm in August
https://www.instagram.com/p/B0yV3MyInvF/

LadyFinn · Oct 23, 2019

Photo from the Instagram of Håkan Groth, a swedish born antique dealer and expert, author and photographer.

This is the largest of the chandeliers that hung in the Ballroom at the Stockholm Royal Palace. It would have been made in the second half of the 1840s, but I haven’t been able to find out by whom or where.
It has been restored in recent times and is now hanging in the Royal Chapel in Drottningholm Palace.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3oOYE-JNMQ/

LadyFinn · Nov 26, 2019

Two cast iron urns have been stolen from Drottningholm Palace on Ekerö. The theft occurred sometime during the night between Monday 19 November and Tuesday 20 November.
The urns are described as invaluable.
Alarm service now urges the public to keep an eye on the urns. Anyone who may have any information to help bring the urn back to their place outside the Palace is asked to contact the police on 114 14.
According to the court, two Hedvig Eleonora urns have been stolen.
- It is very sad that such thefts occur. The king's will is that parks should be a place for the public to walk freely on, explains Margareta Thorgren.
Två urnor försvunna från Drottningholms slott

How the royal couple reacted?
- The royal couple, yes also the others in the royal family, are informed. Of course, they think this is very sad, says Margareta Thorgren.
- Well, it's not the originals from the 17th century that are gone, but two copies made in 1988. But these urns are still invaluable. The theft is reported to the police, of course, and the case is handed over to the police.
These urns must be extremely heavy?
- Yes, these are objects that are very difficult to move on their own.
Just nu! Fräck stöldkupp på Drottningholm – mitt i natten _ Svensk Dam

LadyFinn · Jan 5, 2020

Beautiful photo of Drottningholm Palace on sunset
https://www.instagram.com/p/B4cv6KEBF9I/

Ehrenstrahl Drawing Room in 360°
The Ehrenstrahl Drawing Room is named after its many paintings by court painter David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl. Click on the image above to start the tour and experience the art in the grand state room.
Ehrenstrahl's paintings depict important events in the life of Queen Hedvig Eleonora and her son Karl XI in the form of allegories. In the virtual tour the allegories are explained.
The tour also shows French rococo chairs, Chinese porcelain and a rococo clock.
The Ehrenstrahl Drawing Room can be visited during Drottningholm Palace's regular opening hours, but also with this 360° tour.
Ehrenstrahl Drawing Room in 360° - Kungliga slotten
https://vr.kungligaslotten.se/ehren...868.1579807313-1496881724.1579375101&s=pano14

LadyFinn · Jan 31, 2020

The State Bedchamber in 360°
Hedvig Eleonora’s State Bedchamber is one of of Drottningholms Palace's highlights. Experience one of Sweden’s grandest Baroque rooms in 360°.
Influenced by French prototype, the palace was built by architect Nicodemus Tessin the Elder by commission of Queen Hedvig Eleonora.
The splendour of the royal palaces became a way to confirm the power of the monarch. One room that exudes power throughout is Hedvig Eleonora’s State Bedchamber. The entire room is full of symbols of royal power, but there is also a more personal message.
https://vr.kungligaslotten.se/hedvi...9304.1580503579-846578632.1579982788&s=pano13
The State Bedchamber in 360° - Kungliga slotten

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