Title

Prison of King Erik XIV, son of Gustav I, at Gripsholm, pub. c1853-64. Creator: Karl Johann Billmark (1804-70).

Caption

Prison of King Erik XIV, son of Gustav I, at Gripsholm, from 'Teckningar efter Naturen Sverige Interiuer och Exteriuer', published c. 1853-64 (colour litho). Teckningar efter Naturen Sverige Interiuer och Exteriuer' contained a series of lithographs of imagined scenes from history that took place in royal castles; here we see Erik XIV (1533-77) King of Sweden from 1560 until he was deposed in 1568.
Historica Graphica Collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D88_119

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68,0Mb (5,6Mb) / 19,2in x 13,7in / 5770 x 4121 (300dpi)

Keywords

child interior historical family Sweden Swedish sad crying prison sadness prisoner 19th century lithograph history deposed deposition King of Sweden Historica Graphica Collection Colour lithograph Gustav I Erik XIV Illustration c19th gripsholm Teckningar efter Naturen Sverige Interiuer och Exteriuer karl johann billmark Karl Johann Billmark (1804-70)