Alexander Roslin: 5 works

'He learned to paint in Stockholm and in the mid-1740s he was court painter at Bayreuth before traveling to Italy and in 1752 Roslin came to Paris.'

'He was elected to the French Academy in 1752 and had a studio and residence at the Louvre. His popularity was due to his tremendous skill to paint silk, velvet, beads, lace and other materials so that they looked real.'

'The countess probably selected Alexandre Roslin in 1763 as her portraitist at the suggestion of Baron Scheffer, the Swedish Ambassador to France.'

'The Moldavian princess Zoie Ghika is depicted in a manner that differs from the bulk of Roslin's portraits.'

'Alexander Roslin from Malmö was one of the great portrait painters in Paris during the 1700's second half. Among his clients were the kings and nobles.'