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Pertaining to the era of King Gustav III of Sweden, e.g. its furniture style, and to the Gustavians.
1991, Paul Britten Austin, transl., edited by Hans Åstrand, Inger Mattsson, and Gunnar Larsson, Gustavian Opera: An Interdisciplinary Reader in Swedish Opera, Dance, and Theatre, 1771–1809 (Kungliga Musikaliska Akademiens Skriftserie ; 66), Stockholm: Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien [Royal Swedish Academy of Music], →ISBN, →ISSN, page 157:
When a Gustavian writer translated or adapted a play, his work was influenced by a variety of factors. If he wrote for Dramatiska teatern, he must take into account the king’s translation policy at which I hinted earlier, a policy which sometimes led to translations being camouflaged as originals.
2017, Emily Carpenter, chapter 4, in The Weight of Lies, Seattle, Wash.: Lake Union Publishing, →ISBN, page 23:
A Gustavian clock ticktocked on the carved marble mantelpiece.
