
[CRONSTEDT, JOHAN, ADAM] En Tjenstemans Framfart / En stor man betraktande ställningar och förhållanden / Hurledes en stor man lägger sig på Wetenskaperna / Sabrér [4 Plates from the work "Ställningar och förhållanden behandlade i lithografie"] [1838] 21 x 26,5 + 15,5 x 19 cm + 14 x 18,5 cm + 13,5 x18,5 cm. Three of the images are mounted. A few creases. One plate with a 2 cm tear. ¶ A scarce set of caricatures mocking the king and "Brahe-väldet". (Brahe was a noble man very close to the king). "Ställningar och förhållanden behandlade i lithografie" contains 8 lithographs in all, four of them are present here. Cronstedt was an officer in near proximity to the king and had ample opportunity to comment on his governance. Rather soon he disappeared abroad just like swedens other three main caricature artist during this period, Tollin, Darrell and von Schéele.
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