Wendela Gustafva Sparre
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Wendela Gustafva Sparre was a Swedish textile artist. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
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Born to the noble Gabriel Sparre, captain of the royal regiment of Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden
. Wendela Gustafva Sparre was known and acknowledged as a non-professional artist in embroidery
. In 1797, she participated in the art exhibition of the academy with a work depicting a Lanskape of the South. The same year, she was elected to the Swedish Royal Academy of Arts. Perhaps her best known work is Flodlandskap (Riverside) from 1796. In 1801, she married the noble Axel Oxenstierna.
Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts or Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna, founded in 1773 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
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Born to the noble Gabriel Sparre, captain of the royal regiment of Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden
Prince Frederick Adolf of Sweden
Prince Fredrick Adolf of Sweden , was a Swedish Prince, youngest son of King Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, a sister Frederick the Great, King of Prussia...
. Wendela Gustafva Sparre was known and acknowledged as a non-professional artist in embroidery
Embroidery
Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins....
. In 1797, she participated in the art exhibition of the academy with a work depicting a Lanskape of the South. The same year, she was elected to the Swedish Royal Academy of Arts. Perhaps her best known work is Flodlandskap (Riverside) from 1796. In 1801, she married the noble Axel Oxenstierna.