Elisabeth Palm

Elisabeth Palm
Portrait of Elisabeth Palm in 1768, dressed in Ottoman clothing by Anders Eklund
Born(1756-07-27)27 July 1756
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
(modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died27 June 1786(1786-06-27) (aged 29)
Ramnäs, Sweden
Occupation(s)Etcher, printmaker
SpouseJohan Schön
Parent(s)Asmund Palm
Eva van Bruyn

Elisabeth Palm (27 July 1756 – 27 June 1786) was a Swedish etcher and printmaker of German and Dutch descent.[1]

Biography

Palm was born in Constantinople, a daughter of Consul General of Sweden to the Ottoman Empire, Cornelius Asmund Palm[2] and Eva van Bruyn. She was married to businessman Johan Schön.[3] Palm studied art with Jacob Gillberg in 1770. She is represented at the National Museum of Sweden with two etchings.[4][5]

Palm died at Seglingsbergs bruk in June 1786[6] of tuberculosis.[7]

Works

Etching

References

  1. ^ Svenska ättartal (in Swedish). 1887.
  2. ^ Forsstrand, Carl (1917). Köpmanshus i gamla Stockholm: nya bidrag till skeppsbroadelns historia (in Swedish). Geber.
  3. ^ Nationalmuseum (Sweden) (2003). Art Bulletin of Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Nationalmuseum.
  4. ^ "Konstnärslexikonett Amanda". lexikonettamanda.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Hyddorna på stranden". emp-web-84.zetcom.ch (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  6. ^ Hultmark, Emil; Hultmark, Carna; Moselius, Carl David (1944). Svenska kopparstickare och etsare, 1500-1944 (in Swedish). Almqvist & Wiksell; distribution: Ab. C. E. Fritzes kungl. hovbokhandel, Stockholm.
  7. ^ "Ramnäs kyrkoarkiv, Död- och begravningsböcker, SE/ULA/11258/F I/2 (1775-1828) - Riksarkivet - Sök i arkiven". sok.riksarkivet.se. Retrieved 2021-04-15.