
Title
Gustavus III
Caption
Gustavus III (1746-1792) king of Sweden from 1771 until 1792. Assassinated at a masked ball. The libretto for Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" (A Masked Ball) was based on the assassination. 18th century engraving.
Date
18th century
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07112_010179P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
25,0Mb (820,9Kb) / 8,2in x 11,8in / 2468 x 3543 (300dpi)