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Alexander Roslin

1718 - 1793

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Alexander Roslin (pronounced [alɛkˈsǎnːdɛr rʊsˈliːn]; spelled Alexandre in French, pronounced [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ʁɔslɛ̃]; 15 July 1718 – 5 July 1793) was a Swedish painter who worked in Scania, Bayreuth, Paris, Italy, Warsaw and St. Petersburg, primarily for members of aristocratic families. He combined insightful psychological portrayal with a skillful representation of fabrics and jewels. His style combined Classicist tendencies with the lustrous, shimmering colours of Rococo, a jocular, elegant and ornate style. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Roslin is the 374th most popular painter (down from 322nd in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Sweden (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Painter.

Alexander Roslin is most famous for his 18th century paintings.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Alexander Roslin ranks 374 out of 2,023. Before him are Luigi Russolo, Karel Appel, Christian Krohg, Sesshū Tōyō, Jean-Marc Nattier, and Anna Ancher. After him are Joseph Karl Stieler, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Lucio Fontana, Carlo Carrà, Dosso Dossi, and William Holman Hunt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1718, Alexander Roslin ranks 5. Before him are Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mariana Victoria of Spain, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, and Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux. After him are Thomas Chippendale, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, Anna Leopoldovna, George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney, Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Jacob Christian Schäffer, and Johan Ernst Gunnerus. Among people deceased in 1793, Alexander Roslin ranks 15. Before him are Yolande de Polastron, Francesco Guardi, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Madame Roland, Jean Sylvain Bailly, and Jacques Pierre Brissot. After him are Charles Bonnet, Jean-Marie Roland de la Platière, William Aiton, Timur Shah Durrani, Pierre Victurnien Vergniaud, and Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Alexander Roslin ranks 152 out of 1,879. Before him are Rolf Maximilian Sievert (1896), Kurt Hamrin (1934), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), Erland Josephson (1923), John I of Sweden (1201), and Halsten Stenkilsson (1050). After him are Salomon August Andrée (1854), Prince Wilhelm, Duke of Södermanland (1884), Victor Sjöström (1879), Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Sten Sture the Younger (1493), and Claes Oldenburg (1929).

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Among PAINTERS In Sweden

Among painters born in Sweden, Alexander Roslin ranks 3. Before him are Hilma af Klint (1862), and Carl Larsson (1853). After him are John Bauer (1882), Odd Nerdrum (1944), Amalia Lindegren (1814), Bruno Liljefors (1860), Eugène Jansson (1862), Martin van Meytens (1695), Jenny Nyström (1854), Anna Palm de Rosa (1859), and Richard Bergh (1858).

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