Gustaf III

Jacob Hägg rose to the rank of admiral in the Swedish navy. The original plates for this engraving (and also for Hägg’s engraving of the Santissima Trinidad) are in the Maritime Museum at Gothenberg, Sweden (Göteborg).

Signed by artist in graphite 'J. Hägg' below image (bottom-right). Vessel name 'Gustaf III' below image (bottom-left). Artist signature etched in the plate 'J Hägg 1912' at bottom-left.

Object Details

ID: PAI6678
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Hagg, Jacob
Vessels: Gustaf III (1778)
Date made: 1912
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 810 x 607 mm; Plate: 644 x 487 mm