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Queen Silvia
1943-
 

Queen Silvia sat for this portrait on several occasions. The artist Nelson Shanks has consciously chosen a calm background to make The Queen stand out.

Queen Silvia wears the sash and grand star of the Order of the Seraphim, and a brilliant clasp with a miniature portrait of King Carl XVI Gustaf. She wears the Coronation Tiara, which she also wears on ceremonial occasions and for official portraits.

bernadotte portraits

Portrait: Queen Silvia
Artist: Nelson Shanks 1937-2015
Year: Oil on canvas, 1990-91

The portrait can be seen in the East Guard's Hall of the Bernadotte Apartments at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.