Ulrika Melin | |
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| Born | 1767 |
| Died | 1834 (aged 66–67) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | Textile art |
| Spouse |
Peter Thure Gerhard Drufva
(
m. 1788) |
Ulrika Melin (1767–1834) was a Swedish textile artist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.
She was born to Major Lars Melin and was a sister of General Major Henrik Georg Melin. She was married to the governor of Västerås Castle, Peter Thure Gerhard Drufva, in 1788. Melin was a textile artist with "an unusual ability to sew landskapes". [1] In 1784, she was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts for a work in white sateen inspired by the work of Claude Lorrain.[ citation needed]
- ^ Anteckningar om svenska qvinno
- Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor
- Dahlberg och Hagström: Svenskt konstlexikon. Allhems Förlag (1953) Malmö.
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- Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
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- 1834 deaths
- 18th-century Swedish women artists
- 19th-century Swedish women artists
- 19th-century women textile artists
- 19th-century Swedish textile artists
- 18th-century women textile artists
- 18th-century Swedish textile artists
- Swedish artist stubs
Ulrika Melin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1767 |
| Died | 1834 (aged 66–67) |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Known for | Textile art |
| Spouse |
Peter Thure Gerhard Drufva
(
m. 1788) |
Ulrika Melin (1767–1834) was a Swedish textile artist and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.
She was born to Major Lars Melin and was a sister of General Major Henrik Georg Melin. She was married to the governor of Västerås Castle, Peter Thure Gerhard Drufva, in 1788. Melin was a textile artist with "an unusual ability to sew landskapes". [1] In 1784, she was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts for a work in white sateen inspired by the work of Claude Lorrain.[ citation needed]
- ^ Anteckningar om svenska qvinno
- Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor
- Dahlberg och Hagström: Svenskt konstlexikon. Allhems Förlag (1953) Malmö.
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| This article about a Swedish artist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
- 1767 births
- 1834 deaths
- 18th-century Swedish women artists
- 19th-century Swedish women artists
- 19th-century women textile artists
- 19th-century Swedish textile artists
- 18th-century women textile artists
- 18th-century Swedish textile artists
- Swedish artist stubs