Alexander Roslin
1718--93
Swedish painter and pastellist, active in Germany and France. He trained with Lars Ehrenbill (1697-1747), a draughtsman employed by the Admiralty in Malmö, and in Stockholm under Georg Engelhardt Schräder (1684-1750), a portrait painter working in the tradition of Hyacinthe Rigaud and Nicolas de Largillierre. In 1741 Roslin moved to Göteborg, but the following year he returned to Malmö, where he executed devotional works for the parish church of Hasslöv, Halland, and began establishing himself as a portrait painter. Related Paintings of Alexander Roslin :. | Dame mit Schleier | Portrait of I.I Betskoy | Portrait of Grand Prince Paul Petrovich | Self-portrait | Woman with a Veil:Marie Suzanne Roslin | Related Artists: richard wagnerBorn: 22 May 1813
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: 13 February 1883
Best Known As: German composer of Der Ring des Nibelungen Wachtel, Marion KavanaughAmerican, 1875-1954 Marcel RiederFrance (1852 -1925 ) - Painter
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