Alexander Roslin
Encyclopedia
Alexander Roslin was a Swedish
portrait painter.
, Sweden. In 1759 he married Marie-Suzanne Giroust
. He plied his trade in Stockholm
, Bayreuth, Vienna
, Paris
and Italy
. From 1750, he worked mainly in Paris.
He died in Paris on July 5, 1793.
statesmen have been attributed to Roslin, including portraits of Ivan Betskoi and Ivan Shuvalov
. He also painted some notable portraits of Polish and French aristocratic ladies. The vast majority of his paintings feature aristocrats and nobility in Europe.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
portrait painter.
Life
Roslin was born on July 15, 1718, in MalmöMalmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...
, Sweden. In 1759 he married Marie-Suzanne Giroust
Marie-Suzanne Giroust
Marie-Suzanne Giroust, Madame Roslin was a French painter, miniaturist and pastellist. She was a member of the Académie de peinture et de sculpture. She was married to the Swedish painter Alexander Roslin.-Biography:Marie-Suzanne Giroust was the daughter of Barthélemy Giroust, Jeweller to the...
. He plied his trade in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Bayreuth, Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. From 1750, he worked mainly in Paris.
He died in Paris on July 5, 1793.
Works
A number of portraits of Russian ImperialRussian Empire
The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...
statesmen have been attributed to Roslin, including portraits of Ivan Betskoi and Ivan Shuvalov
Ivan Shuvalov
Ivan Ivanovich Shuvalov was called the Maecenas of the Russian Enlightenment and the first Russian Minister of Education...
. He also painted some notable portraits of Polish and French aristocratic ladies. The vast majority of his paintings feature aristocrats and nobility in Europe.