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Portrait of Agneta Sophia Cederström in a Black Dress by Carl Stephan Bennetc. 1835
c. 1835
About the Item
Bennet received his artistic education during a trip to Italy from 1829-to 1832, where he stayed in Rome and Naples. His closest contact in Rome was with the sculptors Bengt Erland Fogelberg and Bertel Thorvaldsen and the French painter Horace Vernet. After returning to Sweden, he divided his time between military service and art.
In 1838, after advancing to captain, he resigned from the military and conducted preparatory studies in the field of art in Sweden. He then mainly painted Italian landscape motifs, Stockholm views and views of larger mansions, portraits, animal pictures and cartoon architectural motifs.
Bennet is represented at Malmö Museum, Kalmar Art Museum, Nationalmuseum, Skokloster Castle, Lund University Art Museum, Stockholm Castle, Norrköping Art Museum, and Uppsala University Library.
Artist: Carl Stephan Bennet 1800-1878
Title: Portrait of Agneta Sophia Cederström in a Black Dress
oil on canvas
canvas dimensions 16.14 x 12.40 inches (41 x 31,5 cm)
frame dimensions 22.04 x 18.11 inches (56 x 46 cm)
Registered in the Swedish Portrait Archive: SPA 1918:246
Provenance:
Family Tersmeden, Hessle herrgård, Sweden.
- Attributed to:Carl Stephan Bennet (1800 - 1878, Swedish)
- Creation Year:c. 1835
- Dimensions:Height: 22.05 in (56 cm)Width: 18.12 in (46 cm)
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- Condition:Restored by professional art conservator 2022, bright and clear colours. The frame has some flaws and losses of gold (needs renovation in order to be in perfect condition).
- Gallery Location:Stockholm, SE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1445210074412
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