Portraits d'Axel de Fersen
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Duc d'Ostrogothie a écrit:Cette illustration (avec sa légende : "Fersen à l'âge de 28 ans") provient du livre du baron de Klinckowström sur la correspondance de Fersen.
Nous disions tantôt (voir mon lien) que ce portrait est publié pour la première fois par Alma Söderhjelm, donc avant la publication Klinck-machin. Qui date cette oeuvre en premier ?
Je n'ai aucun de ces livres sous la main, ni d'ailleurs celui d'Evelyn Farr "Marie-Antoinette et le comte de Fersen, correspondance secrète" où cet autre portrait similaire de Fersen apparaît sur la couverture. Quelle est sa référence ?


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Re: Portraits d'Axel de Fersen
Alma publie :La nuit, la neige a écrit:
Nous disions tantôt (voir mon lien) que ce portrait est publié pour la première fois par Alma Söderhjelm, donc avant la publication Klinck-machin. Qui date cette oeuvre en premier ?
- Axel von Fersens dagbok. 1-4. delen. Julk. Alma Söderhjelm. Bonnier, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1936.
- Fersen et Marie-Antoinette. Paris: Kra, 1930.
Le baron Klincklachevilletteetlabobinettecherra publie son Comte de Fersen et la Cour de France en 1877. C'est donc lui qui date cette oeuvre en premier. Il précise que la miniature peinte à Paris appartient aujourd'hui ( c'est à dire en1877

Ses trois frères, Axel von Fersen (1798-1839), Fabian von Fersen (1800-1800), Gustaf Hans von Fersen (1802-1839) étant tous morts officiellement sans enfant (bien que Gustaf Hans ait eu en fait plusieurs enfants avec Carolina Brunström ), Louise était la dernière Fersen et héritière d'une fortune d'environ huit millions de ricksdaler (

Louise von Fersen et son mari étaient réputés avoir un style de vie luxueux et coûteux. Ils écumaient les casinos de Bad Homburg , Wiesbaden et Baden-Baden . Ils furent progressivement amenés à vendre leur héritage pour couvrir leurs dettes. En 1853, ils cédèrent Mälsåker à Fredrik Åkerman sur le bateau à vapeur Gauthiod entre Stockholm et Lübeck, en 1855 ils furent forcés de vendre Finnåker et en 1865 le Palais Fersen à Stockholm.
En 1867, ils furent finalement déclarés en faillite et leurs biens, dont Ljung et Steninge, furent vendus aux enchères publiques, scandale majeur dans la Suède contemporaine. De dépit, ou bien dans un accès d'énervement (

Cependant, 10 ans plus tard en 1877, date de publication du " Comte de Fersen et la Cour de France ", la miniature d'Axel était toujours en la possession de Louise de Gyldenstolpe comme en atteste la légende de sa célébrissime gravure :

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Re: Portraits d'Axel de Fersen
Ah, très bien ! Merci pour ces recherches...
Je vais reprendre ces informations intéressantes dans notre sujet consacré à :
La famille d'Axel de Fersen

Je vais reprendre ces informations intéressantes dans notre sujet consacré à :

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Date d'inscription : 21/12/2013
Re: Portraits d'Axel de Fersen
La nuit, la neige a écrit:Duc d'Ostrogothie a écrit:Cette illustration (avec sa légende : "Fersen à l'âge de 28 ans") provient du livre du baron de Klinckowström sur la correspondance de Fersen.
Nous disions tantôt (voir mon lien) que ce portrait est publié pour la première fois par Alma Söderhjelm, donc avant la publication Klinck-machin. Qui date cette oeuvre en premier ?
Comme je le disais, la miniature avec la légende "Fersen à l'âge de 28 ans" constitue le frontispice du livre du baron de Klinckowström. Alma a publié son livre après celui du baron.
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Re: Portraits d'Axel de Fersen
Le célèbre portrait mis vendu à l'occasion d'une vente aux enchères que nous annoncions page précédente a été acheté par le Nationalmusuem de Stockholm qui présente ainsi sa nouvelle acquisition, en réfutant la précédente attribution du peintre comme étant Peter Adolf Hall ou une "école française" .
Voici l'explication de l'expert du musée :
ICONIC PORTRAIT OF AXEL DE FERSEN
Nationalmuseum has acquired a portrait of Axel von Fersen at the age of 23, painted in London in the summer of 1778. The superb miniature by an unknown British artist depicts a self-assured young man, perhaps on account of his intended marriage to a rich heiress. It was unusual for British artists to paint portraits of Swedish subjects in the latter half of the 18th century.
Axel von Fersen (1755–1810) has become known around the world for his close relationship with Queen Marie-Antoinette. As the current exhibition at the Archives Nationales in Paris makes clear, his affections were reciprocated. They first met at a masked ball in January 1774. Some months later, Fersen travelled to London. Although he did not stay long, he learned some English, which was unusual for a Swede in the 18th century. Fersen returned to the British capital in April 1778 for a visit lasting four months, during which time he sat for an unidentified portrait painter.
The graphic nature of the portrait, where the hair and face are made up of a combination of lines and dots in brown tones against a gridlike background, is typical of British miniature painting of the time. In contrast to this vibrant depiction, the subject’s grey coat appears somewhat muted, with a few shaded areas.

Portrait of Axel von Fersen, 1778
Unknown British artist,
Image : Stockholms Auktionsverk
Why did the young Fersen commission this portrait of himself during his time in London? Did it have something to do with his intended marriage to Catharina, the daughter of Henrik Leijel (Henry Lyell), a wealthy Swedish-British merchant? Nothing came of this prospective marriage of convenience. Instead, Fersen returned to Paris and embarked on a military career. Two years later, he travelled to North America as aide-de-camp to the head of the French expeditionary force, General Count de Rochambeau. Fersen’s knowledge of English proved very useful in this role, since General George Washington did not speak French. For three years, Fersen acted as interpreter between the allies in their war against the British colonial power. On returning to Paris in the summer of 1783, he was appointed colonel of the Royal Suédois regiment, but soon after was ordered to accompany King Gustav III of Sweden on a year-long trip to Italy.

The rest of the story is well known: Fersen’s love affair with Marie-Antoinette, his repeated attempts to save her and other members of the royal family during the French Revolution, and his own tragic death at the hands of a mob on the streets of Stockholm. The portrait of the young Fersen eventually came into the possession of one of his siblings and remained in the family’s ownership for many years before its recent acquisition by Nationalmuseum.
Magnus Olausson, emeritus director of collections at Nationalmuseum, said:
“The portrait of the young Axel von Fersen represents a rare interlude in 18th-century Swedish-British relations. As far as we know, few Swedes were immortalised by British artists in those days.
This iconic portrait of Fersen is an unusually fine work by an unknown British miniaturist, in a style somewhat reminiscent of stipple engraving, which was the great innovation of the time.”
Nationalmuseum receives no state funds with which to acquire design, applied art and artwork; instead the collections are enriched through donations and gifts from private foundations and trusts. The Axel von Fersen portrait acquisition was generously funded by the Hjalmar and Anna Wicander Foundation.
* Source et infos complémentaires : https://www.nationalmuseum.se

Voici l'explication de l'expert du musée :
ICONIC PORTRAIT OF AXEL DE FERSEN
Nationalmuseum has acquired a portrait of Axel von Fersen at the age of 23, painted in London in the summer of 1778. The superb miniature by an unknown British artist depicts a self-assured young man, perhaps on account of his intended marriage to a rich heiress. It was unusual for British artists to paint portraits of Swedish subjects in the latter half of the 18th century.
Axel von Fersen (1755–1810) has become known around the world for his close relationship with Queen Marie-Antoinette. As the current exhibition at the Archives Nationales in Paris makes clear, his affections were reciprocated. They first met at a masked ball in January 1774. Some months later, Fersen travelled to London. Although he did not stay long, he learned some English, which was unusual for a Swede in the 18th century. Fersen returned to the British capital in April 1778 for a visit lasting four months, during which time he sat for an unidentified portrait painter.
The graphic nature of the portrait, where the hair and face are made up of a combination of lines and dots in brown tones against a gridlike background, is typical of British miniature painting of the time. In contrast to this vibrant depiction, the subject’s grey coat appears somewhat muted, with a few shaded areas.

Portrait of Axel von Fersen, 1778
Unknown British artist,
Image : Stockholms Auktionsverk
Why did the young Fersen commission this portrait of himself during his time in London? Did it have something to do with his intended marriage to Catharina, the daughter of Henrik Leijel (Henry Lyell), a wealthy Swedish-British merchant? Nothing came of this prospective marriage of convenience. Instead, Fersen returned to Paris and embarked on a military career. Two years later, he travelled to North America as aide-de-camp to the head of the French expeditionary force, General Count de Rochambeau. Fersen’s knowledge of English proved very useful in this role, since General George Washington did not speak French. For three years, Fersen acted as interpreter between the allies in their war against the British colonial power. On returning to Paris in the summer of 1783, he was appointed colonel of the Royal Suédois regiment, but soon after was ordered to accompany King Gustav III of Sweden on a year-long trip to Italy.

The rest of the story is well known: Fersen’s love affair with Marie-Antoinette, his repeated attempts to save her and other members of the royal family during the French Revolution, and his own tragic death at the hands of a mob on the streets of Stockholm. The portrait of the young Fersen eventually came into the possession of one of his siblings and remained in the family’s ownership for many years before its recent acquisition by Nationalmuseum.
Magnus Olausson, emeritus director of collections at Nationalmuseum, said:
“The portrait of the young Axel von Fersen represents a rare interlude in 18th-century Swedish-British relations. As far as we know, few Swedes were immortalised by British artists in those days.
This iconic portrait of Fersen is an unusually fine work by an unknown British miniaturist, in a style somewhat reminiscent of stipple engraving, which was the great innovation of the time.”
Nationalmuseum receives no state funds with which to acquire design, applied art and artwork; instead the collections are enriched through donations and gifts from private foundations and trusts. The Axel von Fersen portrait acquisition was generously funded by the Hjalmar and Anna Wicander Foundation.
* Source et infos complémentaires : https://www.nationalmuseum.se
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