Portrait of Princess Natalia Petrovna Golitsyn, born Tjernysjev (1777) by Alexander RoslinMalmö Konstmuseum
'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.'
Portrait of Prince Vladimir Golitsyn Borisovtj (1762) by Alexander RoslinMalmö Konstmuseum
'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 Comtesse d'Egmont Pignatelli in Spanish Costume (1763) by Alexander RoslinMinneapolis Institute of Art
'The countess probably selected Alexandre Roslin in 1763 as her portraitist at the suggestion of Baron Scheffer, the Swedish Ambassador to France.'
Zoie Ghika, Moldavian Princess (1777) by Alexander RoslinNationalmuseum Sweden
'The Moldavian princess Zoie Ghika is depicted in a manner that differs from the bulk of Roslin's portraits.'
Self-Portrait (1790) by Alexander RoslinMalmö Konstmuseum
'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.'
