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Jonas Alströmer (1685-1761), chief of division to the Swedish National Board of Trade, industrialist, businessman, diplomat, married to 1. Margareta Clason, 2. Hedvig Elisabet Paulin
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    Jonas Alströmer (1685-1761), chief of division to the Swedish National Board of Trade, industrialist, businessman, diplomat, married to 1. Margareta Clason, 2. Hedvig Elisabet Paulin

    TitleJonas Alströmer (1685-1761), chief of division to the Swedish National Board of Trade, industrialist, businessman, diplomat, married to 1. Margareta Clason, 2. Hedvig Elisabet Paulin
  • Technique/ MaterialOil on canvas
  • DimensionsDimensions: (h x b) 82 x 68 cm
    Frame: (h x b x dj) 92,5 x 79 x 5,5 cm
  • Artist/Maker Artist: Johan Henrik Scheffel, Swedish, born 1690, dead 1781
  • Depicted PersonJonas Alströmer, Swedish, born 1685-01-07, dead 1761-06-02
  • CategoryPaintings, Paintings
  • Classificationpainting
  • Inventory No.NMGrh 2088
  • AcquisitionPurchase 1943 from Mr. K. Nordström, Sjöarp, Talläng (Gisecke Fund); 1943 Gripsholm
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    Jonas Alströmer amassed a fortune as a merchant in London, and then established a textile mill in Alingsås. However, this industry never became profitable and instead came to represent the dream of domestic manufacturing. Alströmer is now most famous for popularising potato cultivation for food.