Elisabeth Palm
Elisabeth Palm | |
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 Portrait of Elisabeth Palm in 1768, dressed in Ottoman clothing by Anders Eklund | |
| Born | 27 July 1756 |
| Died | 27 June 1789 (aged 32) |
| Occupations | Etcher, printmaker |
| Spouse | |
| Parent(s) | Asmund Palm Eva van Bruyn |
| Relatives | Maria Palm-Hebbe (sister) Gustaf Palm (brother) |
Elisabeth Palm (27 July 1756 – 27 June 1789)[a][b] was a Swedish etcher and printmaker.
Early life
[edit]Elisabeth Palm was born in the Ottoman Empire, where her father, Asmund Palm, served as a merchant and representative for the Swedish Levant Company, based in Smyrna and Constantinople.[1] Her mother was Eva van Bruyn, a member of the Dutch nobility.[2] Her sister, Maria Palm-Hebbe (nicknamed 'Mimica'), was also an artist, and her brother, Gustaf Palm, was a supercargo to the Swedish East India Company.[3]
Work
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Palm studied art under Jacob Gillberg in 1770.[5] She is represented in the National Museum of Sweden by two etchings.[6]
Personal life
[edit]In March 1776, Elisabeth Palm married the businessman Johan Schön.[1] They had several children, including Hedvig Elisabeth, Maria Charlotta, and Gustava Adelaide Schön.[7]
Palm died at Seglingsbergs bruk in June 1789 of tuberculosis.[8]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Steinrud, Marie (2015). "Herrgården som försvann – Seglingsbergs bruksherrgård och dess historia". Bergslagshistoria (in Swedish). Föreningen Bergslagsarkiv. pp. 8–15.
- ↑ Forsstrand, Carl (1917). Köpmanshus i gamla Stockholm: nya bidrag till skeppsbroadelns historia (in Swedish). Geber. p. 174.
- ↑ "Schwan, Hans Niclas" (in Swedish). Museum of Gothenburg. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
- ↑ "Hyddorna på stranden". Nationalmuseum. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
- ↑ "Elisabeth Palm-Schön" (in Swedish). Konstnärslexikonett Amanda. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ↑ Svenska konstnärer. Biografisk handbok (in Swedish). 1980. p. 356. ISBN 91-85040-31-2 – via Project Runeberg.
- ↑ Svenska ättartal (in Swedish). Vol. 4. 1887.
- ↑ "Ramnäs kyrkoarkiv, Död- och begravningsböcker, SE/ULA/11258/F I/2 (1775–1828)". National Archives of Sweden. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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- 1789 deaths
- 1756 births
- People from Constantinople
- Artists from Istanbul
- Swedish etchers
- 18th-century etchers
- Women etchers
- Swedish printmakers
- Swedish people of Dutch descent
- 18th-century Swedish artists
- 18th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in Sweden
- Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to Sweden