French Rococo Era Painter, 1685-1766  Related Paintings of Jjean-Marc nattier :. | Marie-Josephe of Saxony, Dauphine of France previously wrongly called Madame Henriette de France | Portrait of Marie-Anne de Bourbon-Conde | Marie-Josephe de Saxe, Dauphine de France dite autrfois Madame de France | Portrait of Queen Marie Leszczynska | Portrait of Baronne Rigoley d Ogny as Aurora, nee Elisabeth d Alencey |
Related Artists:
Sophie Adlersparre
Swedish, 1808-1862
Francis A.Silva
American Hudson River School Painter, 1835-1886
Hesselius Gustavus
American portrait painter. 1682-1755 He was trained in Sweden as a wood-engraver, gilder and painter. In 1712 he accompanied his brother, a Lutheran pastor, to America, where he settled in Philadelphia, PA. About 1720 he moved to the Annapolis, MD, area, returning before 1730 to Philadelphia, where he lived until his death. He was one of the first European-trained painters to settle permanently in America and introduced a greater technical skill and increased realism into Colonial painting. His painterly, atmospheric style, which derived from European Baroque, contrasted with the more linear technique of American-born painters. During most of his career he was the leading painter of the Middle Colonies. In addition to mythological scenes, altarpieces and portraits of prominent individuals, Hesselius undertook utilitarian work that included painting the country seat at Springettsbury of Thomas Penn (1702-75) and the interior of the Pennsylvania State House, as well as flower-boxes,