David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl

Variant namesauktoriserad namnform: David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl namnvariant: David Kloecker namnvariant: David Klöcker von Ehrenstrahl namnvariant: David Klöker namnvariant: David Kloekker namnvariant: David Kloecker von Ehrenstrahl namnvariant: David Klöckner tidigare namn: David Klöcker

DatesBiographical dates: 1628 - 1698 Dead: dead 1698-10-27 Born: born 1628-04-25

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BiographyBiography: German-Swedish painter, illustrator and art literary writers. Came to Sweden in October 1652 and hired the same year with the Dowager Queen Maria Eleonora. The years 1654-1658 were Ehrenstrahl study tours in Italy, France and England. He returned to Stockholm in August 1661 and became the Hedvig Eleonora appointed court painter December 16 that year. Knighted November 23, 1674, Court Intendant June 16, 1690. In addition to individual portraits and group pictures did Ehrenstrahl allegorical suites at Drottningholm and the great plafondmålningen "Svea and virtues counsels of the Nobility" in Stockholm. In the royal mandates were also realistic portrait of the royal horses and other animals and hunting pictures.

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