L’Archevêque: Gustavus II Adolphus on Horse

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Equestrian statue of the Swedish king, commissioned in 1758, and by Pierre Hubert L’Archevêque.

After LʼArchevêque’s death, the commission was continued under the direction of his student Johan Tobias Sergel. The date of the casting is estimated to be between 1779 and 1791. The statue was inaugurated in November 1796.

During his wandering years Johann Conrad Fischer visited this famous equestrian statue.

Traveljournal 1794

First impressions of Stockholm, 14 April 1794

Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.

Cite as: L’Archevêque: Gustavus II Adolphus on Horse. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8402, viewed on 31 May 2025.

[[title]] — Gustav II Adolph (equestrian bronze statue by Pierre Hubert L’Archevêque, completed by Johan Tobias Sergel, 1791)