Coronation of King Oscar II and Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway in Trondheim, 1873

The Norwegian coronation of King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (1829-1907) and his consort, Sophia of Nassau (1836-1913), took place on July 18, 1873 at Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim.

Figure 2.1. Knud Larsen Bergslien, The coronation of King Oscar II 1873, 1875, The Royal Collections, Oslo, source: The Royal House of Norway.

Queen Sophia’s coronation dress

The bodice

Figure 2.2. Close-up images of front and back of the hip-length bodice and embroidered coat-of-arms on one of the dangling false sleeves. Albert Valentin & Co. (Swedish), Queen Sophia’s Norwegian coronation dress, n.d., Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, NF.1915-0450AB, source: DigitaltMuseum.

The skirt

Figure 2.3. Images showing the dress without its train and the hem of the skirt when viewed up close from the back. Albert Valentin & Co. (Swedish), Queen Sophia’s Norwegian coronation dress, n.d., Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, NF.1915-0450AB, source: DigitaltMuseum.

The train

Figure 2.4. Front and back views of the ensemble, including the court train. Albert Valentin & Co. (Swedish), Queen Sophia’s Norwegian coronation dress, n.d., Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo, NF.1915-0450AB, source: DigitaltMuseum.

Figure 2.4. Johan Fredrik Meyer and Albert Valentin (Swedish), Litografi över drottning Sofias norska kröningsklänning, 1873, lithograph, 474 x 410 mm, Livrustkammaren (The Royal Armoury), Stockholm, 33944_LRK, source: Statens Historiska Museer.

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