Georg von Rosen

Johan Georg Otto von Rosen (13 February 1843 – 3 March 1923) was a Swedish painter and greve (count). He specialized in history paintings and portraits, done in the Academic style.

Biography He was born in Paris. When he was barely five, his family returned to Sweden as a result of the French Revolution of 1848. His father was the Consul General, Adolf Eugène von Rosen (1797–1886) who worked for public and state authorities with Swedish railway construction.

From 1855 to 1861, he studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. After graduating, he visited London to see the 1862 International Exhibition, where he was influenced by the paintings on Medieval and Renaissance subjects created by Hendrik Leys. He later remarked that when he left London he was "300 years older".

Following his return to Sweden, in 1872 he became a member of the Swedish Royal Academy. He was promoted to Vice-Professor in 1874 and became a full Professor in 1880; retaining that position until 1908. He also served two terms as the Academy's Director; 1881–1887 and 1893–1899. During his first term, he came into conflict with a group of dissident students known as the Opponents (Opponenterna). He was the recipient of numerous honors, including the Order of the Polar Star (1891) and the Order of Vasa (1897). In 1915, he received several honors associated with the war effort: the Order of Isabella the Catholic, the Order of the Medjidie, the Order of the Dannebrog, the Order of Leopold and the French Legion of Honor.

He was buried at the Galärvarvskyrkogården in Stockholm. Uppsala University Library and the Göteborgs konstmuseum.

Selected paintings