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Events from the year 1759 in Sweden
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Carl Gustaf Pilo was a Swedish artist and painter. Pilo worked extensively in Denmark as a painter to the Danish Royal Court and as professor and director at the Royal Danish Academy of Art, as well as in his native Sweden.
Johann Christian Friedrich Hæffner was a German-born Swedish composer.
Events from the year 1759 in art.
Events from the year 1759 in Ireland.
Carl Frederik von Breda was a Swedish painter who studied in and spent much of his career in Britain before becoming painter to the Swedish court. He was born in Stockholm in 1759, and moved to Britain where he was a student of Joshua Reynolds. Breda specialized in painting portraits and was called "the van Dyck of Sweden". He returned to Sweden 1796 where he became professor at the Academy of Arts, a popular portraitist, and a court painter. Breda married at age 22 and his son, Johan Fredrik, was also a painter, who studied under his father. Breda died in Stockholm in 1818.
Margareta Capsia was a Swedish/Finnish artist, the first professional native female artist in Finland, which during her lifetime was a part of Sweden. She mainly painted altarpieces, but was also active as a portrait painter.
Martin van Meytens was a Swedish-Austrian painter who painted members of the Royal Court of Austria such as Marie Antoinette, Maria Theresa of Austria, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, the Emperor's family and members of the local aristocracy. His painting style inspired many other painters to paint in a similar format.
Fredrika Eleonora von Düben was a Swedish dilettante painter and embroidery artist
Events from the year 1833 in France.
Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg was a Finnish painter.
Events from the year 1810 in Sweden
Events from the year 1808 in Sweden
Events from the year 1856 in Sweden
Events from the year 1807 in Sweden
Events from the year 1833 in Sweden
Events from the year 1838 in Sweden
Events from the year 1818 in Sweden
Events from the year 1792 in Sweden
Events from the year 1682 in Sweden
Johan Anton Lindqvist was a Swedish stage actor and theater director.
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