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Jacob Heinrich Elbfas Swedish, born circa 1600-1664,was a portrait painter Elbfas was educated in Strasbourg in a tradition drawing back to Renaissance portraits. He established himself in Sweden from 1622 and from 1628 in Stockholm where he became a guild master. During the period 1634-1640 he worked as a court painter for Queen Maria Eleonora. His was frequently employed by the Swedish nobility and his influence on Swedish art was considerable until a new generation of artists were invited by Queen Christina during the 1640s.
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Painting ID:: 48807 Gustav II Adolf
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About 1629
Oil slick pa screen
214x108cm
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Painting ID:: 48808 Queen Kristina,mellan tens and thirteen am failing
mk187
Ateljekopia behind original millings about 1636-39
Oil slick pa screen
130.5x92.5cm
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Painting ID:: 84784 Lady Macbeth receives the daggers
Date 1812(1812)
Medium English: oil on canvas
Deutsch: Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions 101.6 x 127 cm
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Jacob Heinrich Elbfas
Swedish, born circa 1600-1664,was a portrait painter Elbfas was educated in Strasbourg in a tradition drawing back to Renaissance portraits. He established himself in Sweden from 1622 and from 1628 in Stockholm where he became a guild master. During the period 1634-1640 he worked as a court painter for Queen Maria Eleonora. His was frequently employed by the Swedish nobility and his influence on Swedish art was considerable until a new generation of artists were invited by Queen Christina during the 1640s.
. Related Artists to Jacob Heinrich Elbfas: | Thomas Alder | Walter Ufer | Mattheus Verheyden | Francisco Lopez Caro | David Teniers |
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