Swedish, 1732-1816,was a Swedish artist and since 1794 a professor at the Swedish Royal Academy of Art. He became the director in 1810. He produced numerous paintings of mostly women and children performing various daily tasks inside upper- and middle-class homes in Stockholm. Dresses and furniture were painted exactly the way they looked and provide a valuable source of information about what life was like in those days. In addition to this he painted craftsmen in action at mills and other early industrial workplaces. Between 1757 and 1772 he worked as a master tapestry weaver, after learning the trade in France. Related Paintings of Pehr Hillestrom :. | Two Maid Servants at a Brook | Gustavian Style Interior with Cardplayers | Convivial Scene in a Peasant's Cottage | gustav | Kungsholms glasbruk | Related Artists:
Christian Friedrich Tieck 1776-1851 Berlin,was a German sculptor and a brother of Ludwig Tieck. Tieck was born in Berlin, where he also died. He was taught by Johann Gottfried Schadow. Based on a concept by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Tieck created the tomb of General Gerhard von Scharnhorst at Berlin's Invalidenfriedhof in 1822. He also created a bust of Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder and a lion made of bronze after a model by Christian Daniel Rauch.
george bernard shawBorn: 26 July 1856
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 2 November 1950 (natural causes)
Best Known As: The author of Pygmalion
Alexander John Drysdalepainted Louisiana Live Oaks Audubon Park in
