The painter prince discovered the place in 1892, when he rented a house there for a few days. Seven years later he bought the premises and had a new house designed and erected.
Prince Eugen had been educated as a painter in Paris and after his death the house was converted to a museum of his own and other paintings. The prince died in 1947 and is buried by the beach close to the house. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...
The complex consists of a castle-like main building - the Mansion - finished in 1905 and designed by the Swedish architect Ferdinand Boberg, and a Gallery Building, added in 1913. The estate also includes the original manor-house building, known as the Old House and an old linseed mill, both dating back to the 1780s. The estate is set in beautiful parkland, featuring centuries-old oak trees. Its situation by the inlet to Stockholm harbour presents the visitor with stunning views of the water.
External links
Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde - official website of the museum
Waldemarsudde, originally the home of Prince Eugen (1865-1947), became state-owned after the Prince's death and in accordance with his will, and is now among the most-visited art museums in Sweden.
He was also an art collector and his collection of Swedish turn-of-the-19th-century art is one of the foremost in the country.
The Prince was fond of gardens and the garden at Waldemarsudde, planned by the owner himself, is well worth a visit.
In the autumn of 2001, Prince Eugen's Waldemarsudde will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ernst Josephson with one of the largest exhibitions ever to have been devoted to this artist.
The fact that the painting was offered by Prince Eugen as a gift to the National Museum in 1893 and was declined in a startling way by the acquisitions committee aroused strong feelings at the time.
Instead, it was given a permanent home in a special wall niche in Prince Eugen's private parlour at Waldemarsudde, where it can be seen to this day.
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