Moreover, it seems that Ulrika Pasch, Olof Arenius, the court miniaturist John George Henrichsen as well as Niklas Lafrensen the Elder all had access to Lundberg's originals.
[3] It was well known at the time that pastel paintings are sensitive to light, moisture and touch, wherefore it was common to order oil copies from the outset.
Two frames for the aforesaid copies : 300The portraits being referred to are one of Tessin in a riksrådsdräkt (a formal attire worn by the Privy Council of Sweden) and one of his wife Ulrika Lovisa in a yellow dress and a black lace mantilla.
[6] Upon the end of his employment at the studio, Lundberg thanked him with a small cabinet of pastel sticks and a copper plate collection as recognition for "24 years of faithful service".
He had the opportunity to paint King Gustav III in the Life Guards' uniform with the revolutionaries' armband[7] and partly in Swedish costume,[8] both in magnificent royal frames.