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Kong Frederik IV med familie

Kong Frederik IV med familie, by Unknown, 1750
Kong Frederik IV med familie, by Unknown, 1750

Kong Frederik IV med familie is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1750 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.

About this work

Overview

Kong Frederik IV med familie is a photograph created around 1750, held at the Museum of Ethnography.

Subject & Meaning

The image depicts four individuals in period attire, likely representing a family group, with two men and a woman prominently dressed in 18th-century clothing, and a girl standing behind the woman.

Technique & Style

The black-and-white photograph employs chiaroscuro, using soft lighting to create varying degrees of brightness on the subjects' faces and detailed patterns on their clothing, set against a blurry cityscape background.

Artist & collection

Artist

Unknown

entity whose identity is not known