Portraits by Olof Johan Södermark. Living from 1790 to 1848, he painted queens along with other ladies less well remembered. Swedish but he spent much time studying and painting in Paris, London, Rome and Munich.

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Portrait of Josephine of Leuchtenberg (1807-1876), future Queen consort of Sweden and Norway. 1833. Swedish. Olof Johan Södermark, painter (1790-1848). Stockholm Palace Collections. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 100 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Drottning_Josefina_som_kronprinsessa,_portr%C3%A4tt_utf%C3%B6rt_av_Olof_Johan_S%C3%B6dermark,_1833.jpg and https://www.instagram.com/p/C_RK7nnIFsh/?hl=en
Karolina Bygler. Model to the Sculptor Johan Niclas Byström. 1835. Swedish. Olof Johan Södermark, painter (1790-1848). Collections of the National Museum, Stockholm. In the public domain due to age. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olof_Johan_S%C3%B6dermark_-_Karolina_Bygler.JPG
Young Woman in Traditional Italian Costume. ca. 1830. Swedish. Unfinished oil on canvas. Olof Johan Södermark, painter (1790-1848). Inscribed on the back “This unfinished portrait of an Italian girl is a work by Olof Södermark painted during his stay in Paris ca. 1837, certified by Gustaf Jaensson.” Image © Dominic Fine Art. Fair use license. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://www.dominicfineart.com/olof-johan-sdermark

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