377. MARTIN MIJTENS DÄ. and DAVID KLÖCKER EHRENSTRAHL, his circle, portrait of the spouses Count Axel Johan Lillie and Countess Agneta Wrede.

MARTIN MIJTENS DÄ The Netherlands, The Hague 1648-1736, Stockholm, attributed Midjebild depicting Count Axel Johan Lillie (1666-1696) wearing a blue-red coat and armor Oil on canvas, 80 x 65 cm ARCHIVE State portrait archive SPA 1920:884 and DAVID KLÖCKER EHRENSTRAHL his circle, the beginning of the 18th century Waist portrait depicting Countess Agneta Wrede (1674-1730) wearing a red brocade dress and blue drapery Oil on canvas, 79 x 65 cm.
Inscription on the back of the lady's portrait: "Grewinnan agneta Wrede Riksrådet's Gref Fabian Wrede's daughter and Gref Axel Lillie's grefwinna" ARCHIVE State portrait archive SPA 1920:878 The portrait above is another version of the portrait that David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl painted in 1692 of Agneta Wrede (SPA 1929:8) .

PROVENANCE The portraits of the couple have original frames from the 18th century and have been at Höverö manor in Västergötland.