Queen Blanche (painting)

Queen Blanche is a painting by Finnish painter Albert Edelfelt completed in 1877.[1][2]

Queen Blanche
sv: Drottning Blanka, fi: Kuningatar Blanka
ArtistAlbert Edelfelt
Year1877
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions96,5 cm × 75,5 cm (380 in × 297 in)
LocationAteneum, Helsinki, Finland
OwnerRepublic of Finland
Websitewww.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/object/409717

The painting depicts a young blond woman depicting Queen Blanche of Namur (1320–1363), the wife of Swedish king Magnus Eriksson (1316–1374) with a boy riding on her knee.[2]

Albert Edelfelt painted the picture in Paris.[2]

The painting is on display at Ateneum in Helsinki, Finland.

References

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  1. ^ "Finnish National Gallery – Work: Queen Bianca". www.kansallisgalleria.fi. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. ^ a b c "Drottning Blanka". Albert Edelfelts brev. Elektronisk brev- och konstutgåva (Albert Edelfelt's letters. Digital publication) (in Swedish). Maria Vainio-Kurtakko & Henrika Tandefelt & Elisabeth Stubb, Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland. 2020.