Arvid Karlsteen
Arvid Karlsteen (16 March 1647 – 3 May 1718) was a Swedish medal engraver and portrait miniaturist. Arvid Karlsteen was born on March 16, 1647, on a farm near Karlskoga. Karlsteen was the son of Jonas Kjellander, a cartographer, and his wife Brita Larsdotter von Sacken.
Arvid Karlsteen
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- Name
- Arvid Karlsteen
- Born
- 16 March 1647
- Birthplace
- Gelleråsen (present-day Karlskoga Municipality), Sweden
- Died
- 3 May 1718
- Place of death
- Stockholm, Sweden
- Spouse
- Magdalena Elisabet Schenkowitz
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · medalist · miniaturist
- Teachers
- Johan Planting · Johan Georg Breuer
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Arvid Karlsteen (16 March 1647 – 3 May 1718) was a Swedish medal engraver and portrait miniaturist. Arvid Karlsteen was born on March 16, 1647, on a farm near Karlskoga. Karlsteen was the son of Jonas Kjellander, a cartographer, and his wife Brita Larsdotter von Sacken.
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He was ennobled in 1692. Married Magdalena Elisabet Schenkowitz in 1674 and had issue.
Training under Johan Planting and Johan Georg Breuer is recorded. Gustaf Torshell and Benedikt Westman are recorded as having studied under Arvid Karlsteen. Places of work recorded in the authority are Stockholm. Work by Arvid Karlsteen is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum and The Frick Collection.
Arvid Karlsteen, Charles XI, 1655-1697, King of Sweden 1660, and Ulrica Leonora of Denmark, d. 1693, Queen of Sweden 1680 (obverse), 1680
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Arvid Karlsteen, Juno Sealing Marriage Pact with Jupiter (reverse), 1680
Arvid Karlsteen · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the National Gallery of Art. Please see the Gallery's Open Access Policy.
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• Name — Arvid Karlsteen • Born — 16 March 1647 • Birthplace — Gelleråsen (present-day Karlskoga Municipality), Sweden • Died — 3 May 1718 • Place of death — Stockholm, Sweden • Spouse — Magdalena Elisabet Schenkowitz • Children — 10 • Illustration — Miniature portrait of Charles XI of Sweden made by Karlsteen
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