About Sophie Karsten
Lived 1783 – 1862 (aged 78). Sophie Karsten was a Swedish ballet dancer and painter.
Hedvig Sophie Karsten (3 September 1783 – 25 February 1862) was a Swedish ballerina and artist (painter).
Born to opera singers Christoffer Christian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska, she was the sister of painter Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten.
Sophie Karsten became a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. In 1805, she was appointed premier dancer. She was also active as a painter, and participated in the exhibitions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm between 1802 and 1804. Her most noted painting was a mountain landscape.
She married Filippo Taglioni in 1803, and became the mother of the ballerina Marie Taglioni.
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Who was Sophie Karsten?
Swedish artist (1783-1862)
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Sophie Karsten was born on 3 September 1783.
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Sophie Karsten died on 25 February 1862.
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Sophie Karsten was a ballet dancer and painter.
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Sophie Karsten was Swedish.
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