Selma Matilda Cassel (1813-1852), married to 1. managing director Samuel Gustaf Benedicks, 2. cavalry captain Fredrik August Björkenstam, and her mother Vivika Strokirk (1792-1846), married to the average adjuster and foundry proprietor Carl Cassel
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DatesSigned: Signed 1832
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 111,5 x 88,5 cm h x w x d: Ram 147 x 123 x 10 cm
Inventory numberNMGrh 5229
AcqusitionPurchase 2020 Hedda and N.D. Qvist Fund
Other titlesTitle (sv): Selma Matilda Cassel (1813-1852), g.m. 1. disponent Samuel Gustaf Benedicks, 2. ryttmästare Fredrik August Björkenstam, samt hennes mor Vivika Strokirk (1792-1846), g.m. dispaschören och brukspatronen Carl Cassel Title (en): Selma Matilda Cassel (1813-1852), married to 1. managing director Samuel Gustaf Benedicks, 2. cavalry captain Fredrik August Björkenstam, and her mother Vivika Strokirk (1792-1846), married to the average adjuster and foundry proprietor Carl Cassel Label (sv): Selma Matilda Cassel, g. 1. Benedicks, 2. Björkenstam (1813–1852), 1832 Label (en): Selma Matilda Cassel, married 1. Benedicks, 2. Björkenstam (1813–1852), 1832
DescriptionDescription: This portrait was painted the year Selma Matilda Cassel married Samuel Gustaf Benedicks, hence the emphasis on the ring on her left hand and the innocent white of her dress. In her right hand she holds a miniature of her mother, Vivika, née Strokirk. Westin is following a portrait tradition from the Renaissance, placing his sitter against a background of drapery and a landscape view. His skill as a portraitist won him a position as court painter.
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TechniquePainting
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