About Arvid Karlsteen
Lived 1647 – 1718 (aged 71). Arvid Karlsteen was a Swedish painter, sculptor, medalist and miniaturist.
Arvid Karlsteen (16 March 1647 – 3 May 1718) was a Swedish medal engraver and portrait miniaturist.
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. He was ennobled in 1692.
Married Magdalena Elisabet Schenkowitz in 1674 and had issue.
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Who was Arvid Karlsteen?
Swedish painter (1647-1718)
When was Arvid Karlsteen born?
Arvid Karlsteen was born on 16 March 1647 in Karlskoga, Gälleråsen.
When did Arvid Karlsteen die?
Arvid Karlsteen died on 3 May 1718 in Stockholm.
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Arvid Karlsteen was a painter, sculptor, medalist and miniaturist.
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Arvid Karlsteen was Swedish.
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