David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (23 September 1628 – 23 October 1698) was a Swedish nobleman and portrait painter.
Also recorded as David Ehrenstrahl · David Klöcker von Ehrenstral · Baron Klöcker Erenstral · David Klöcker Ernstral
David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl

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- Born
- David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl was born, sources differ on the date (on 23 September 1628, on 27 April 1628 and on 23 September 1629).
- Died
- 1698.
- Nationality
- Sweden and Germany.
- Occupation
- painter.
- Fields
- history painting and portrait painting.
- Known for
- Two parrots, Stilleben med två orrtuppar på en stenbänk, Kristina, 1626-1689, queen of Sweden, Karl XI (1665-1697) and king of Sweden.
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David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (23 September 1628 – 23 October 1698) was a Swedish nobleman and portrait painter.
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David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (died 1698) was a painter, of German and Swedish nationality. The painter worked in Stockholm.
Among the works are Karl XI (1665-1697), king of Sweden, Kristina, 1626-1689, queen of Sweden, Stilleben med två orrtuppar på en stenbänk and Two parrots. The work spans history painting and portrait painting.
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Biography
Biography
David Klöcker was born in Hamburg. He was the son of Johann Klöcker and had eight siblings. In 1648, Klöcker traveled to Amsterdam where he learned how to paint following the instructions from Juriaen Jacobsze (1624–1685). In 1652, he left his art studies in the Netherlands and moved to Skokloster Castle (Skoklosters slott) on Lake Mälaren, Sweden at the request of Swedish nobleman Carl Gustaf Wrangel (1613–1676). Between 1654 and 1661 he studied in Italy and visited the courts of both France and England. On his return he became entitled Court painter (hovkonterfejare) in 1661. He was raised to the nobility in 1674 at which time he took the surname Ehrenstråhl. He became court intendant in 1690. He made portraits of, among others, King Charles XI of Sweden, Erik Dahlbergh, Georg Stiernhielm and Agneta Horn. Among his pupils can be found Mikael Dahl and David von Krafft as well as his daughter Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl. Ehrenstrahl also painted several ceilings and large wall pieces with allegoric motifs. The great hall ceiling fresco, named The Great Deeds of The Swedish Kings, in the Swedish House of Knights (Riddarhuspalatset) made between 1670 and 1675, is considered to be his greatest work. A second version was made during 1695 on the ceiling of Ehrenstrahlsalongen (the Ehrenstrahl parlour) at Drottningholm Palace, the home of the Swedish royal family. The center piece of the Drottningholm fresco also became the motive of the 1000th postage stamp designed by Polish postage stamp and banknote engraver Czesław Słania (1921-2005). The stamp was issued by the PostNord Sverige in March 2000. Ehrenstrahl is also known for his proposal, in 1694, that:- "Art presents riddles that could not be solved by everyone".
Personal life
Personal life
Ehrenstrahl was married to Maria Momma in 1663. He was the father of artist Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl (1666–1729) and the uncle of painter David von Krafft. He died in 1698 in Stockholm.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1628
David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl was born in 1628.
1698
David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl died at Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
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familysearch.org Accessed August 6, 2008

David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl - A member of the Family Jennings - S 56 - Finnish National Gallery
David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl · http: kokoelmat.fng.fi/app?si=S+56

David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl - King Charles XI of Sweden - A I 556 - Finnish National Gallery
David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl · http: kokoelmat.fng.fi/app?si=A+I+556
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Bonnier Publications International. Hovmålaren Ehrenstrahl. 28 September 2009.
- 2.RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History. Juriaen Jacobsz.
- 3.Visit Stockholm AB. Skoklosters slott.
- 4.Nordisk familjebok. Dahl, Mikael.
- 5.pufflesandhoneyadventures. Drottningholm Palace and Theatre. November 28, 2017.
- 6.Stamp showing a crown of immortality.
- 7.ArtDaily Archives. Master Engraver Czeslaw Slania.
- 8.Nils G. Stenqvist. Czeslaw Slania. grafikenshus.se.
- 9.About Iconography which contain David's proposal.
- 10.Nordisk familjebok. Momma.
- 11.nationalmuseum. Anna Maria Ehrenstrahl.
- 12.Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. David von Krafft.
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