Count Brahe

David Richter1696

Signed and dated David Richter fecit a : 1696. Abraham Brahe was the grandson of Carl Gustaf Wrangel and the owner of Skokloster Castle 1699-1728.

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Title: Count Brahe
Creator: David Richter
Creator Lifespan: 1664 - 1741
Creator Nationality: Swedish
Creator Gender: male
Creator Death Place: Stockholm
Creator Birth Place: Stockholm
Date Created: 1696
Location Created: Stockholm, Sweden
artist: David Richter the Younger
Tags: Portrait, Baroque
Physical Dimensions: w 600, h 820 mm (without frame)
Artist info: At the age of fifteen David Richter entered the Goldsmiths Guild in Stockholm as an apprentice, a trade that had been in the Richter family for generations. It is not known when or under whom Richter studied painting but most likely he was a student of the Dutch artist Martin Mijtens for a period just after his goldsmith training had been completed. During the first years of the 18th century Richter travelled across Europe, mainly Italy, where he studied and worked as a miniaturist. He returned to Stockholm after 1710 where he continued his career as a miniaturist for the rest of his life. There are only a few larger paintings made by Richter, all of them are portraits and executed during the late 1690's. His style is Dutch-inspired, performed in an elegant manner with a special detail to faces.
Type: Oil on canvas
External Link: Skokloster Castle

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