About Elisabeth Czapek
Lived 1860 – 1949 (aged 88). Elisabeth Czapek was a Swedish painter.
Elisabeth Czapek (24 March 1860 – 21 January 1949) was a Swedish miniature painter.
Life Czapek was born in Gothenburg in 1860. She was the daughter of Musical director Josef Czapek and Berta Augustina Haglund. From 1884 to 1892 she was studying at the Académie Julian in Paris.
Her miniature paintings included Jean-Paul Marat, George I of Great Britain, Eric XIV of Sweden and Axel Oxenstierna.
She died in 1949 although some sources say she died in 1928.
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Who was Elisabeth Czapek?
Swedish miniature painter died 1949 (1860–1949)
When was Elisabeth Czapek born?
Elisabeth Czapek was born on 24 March 1860 in Gothenburg.
When did Elisabeth Czapek die?
Elisabeth Czapek died on 21 January 1949.
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Elisabeth Czapek was a painter.
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Elisabeth Czapek was Swedish.
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