Katarina Erlandsdotter
Swedish artist
About Katarina Erlandsdotter
Lived 1771 – 1848 (aged 76–77). Katarina Erlandsdotter was a Swedish.
Katarina Erlandsdotter (1771–1848) was a Swedish artist (tapestry maker).
Daughter of the gardener Erland Hallberg and Anna Maria Kristoffersdotter and the sister of Sven Erlandsson (1768–1853) and Lisa Erlandsdotter (1771–1848); the three siblings all became known as artists, and are counted among the most prominent within their craft in 18th-century Sweden. Katarina made bonadsmålning, a Swedish art form, which is a type of painted tapestry of textile used for decoration, largely among the peasantry.
Katarina lived her entire life in the countryside at Mårdaklev in Älvsborgs län.
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Who was Katarina Erlandsdotter?
Swedish artist (171–1848)
When was Katarina Erlandsdotter born?
Katarina Erlandsdotter was born in 1771.
When did Katarina Erlandsdotter die?
Katarina Erlandsdotter died in 1848.
What nationality was Katarina Erlandsdotter?
Katarina Erlandsdotter was Swedish.
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