Gustaf Adolf Sparre

Count Gustaf Adolf Sparre (1746–1794) was a Swedish art collector. Sparre was born in Gothenburg and travelled widely through Europe, collecting mostly Flemish and Dutch cabinet paintings. His collection of over 100 paintings is unusual because it remained largely intact for over two centuries. * Sahlgrenska house * Commemorative plaque mentioning the collection * Vineyard Worker, by Bernhard Keil * Horse Stable, by Gerard ter Borch (which he may have seen earlier when it was in the collection of Louis François, Prince of Conti * Old Man with a Wine Glass, by Adriaen van Ostade * * * *

Gustaf Adolf Sparre

Count Gustaf Adolf Sparre (1746–1794) was a Swedish art collector. Sparre was born in Gothenburg and travelled widely through Europe, collecting mostly Flemish and Dutch cabinet paintings. His collection of over 100 paintings is unusual because it remained largely intact for over two centuries. * Sahlgrenska house * Commemorative plaque mentioning the collection * Vineyard Worker, by Bernhard Keil * Horse Stable, by Gerard ter Borch (which he may have seen earlier when it was in the collection of Louis François, Prince of Conti * Old Man with a Wine Glass, by Adriaen van Ostade * * * *