Sophie Karsten
Hedvig Sophie Karsten (3 September 1783 – 25 February 1862) was a Swedish ballerina and artist (painter). Born to opera singers Christoffer Christian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska, she was the sister of painter Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten. Karsten became a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.
Also recorded as Hedvig Sophie Karsten
Sophie Karsten
- Born
- 1783.
- Died
- 1862.
- Nationality
- Sweden.
- Occupation
- ballet dancer and painter.
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Hedvig Sophie Karsten (3 September 1783 – 25 February 1862) was a Swedish ballerina and artist (painter). Born to opera singers Christoffer Christian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska, she was the sister of painter Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten. Karsten became a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.
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In 1805, she was appointed premier dancer. She was also active as a painter, and participated in the exhibitions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm between 1802 and 1804. Her most noted painting was a mountain landscape. She married Filippo Taglioni in 1803, and became the mother of the ballerina Marie Taglioni.
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1783
Sophie Karsten born.
1862
Sophie Karsten died.
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- 1.Dahlberg och Hagström: Svenskt konstlexikon. Allhems Förlag (1953) Malmö. (in Swedish)
- 2.Dahlberg och Hagström: Svenskt konstlexikon. Allhems Förlag (1953) Malmö. (in Swedish)
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- Dahlberg och Hagström, Svenskt konstlexikon. Allhems Förlag (1953) Malmö. (in Swedish)
- Osmo Durchman, Finska anor inom furstehus (in Swedish)
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She was the child of Christoffer Christian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska. She married Filippo Taglioni. One child is recorded: Marie Taglioni.
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