Biography of michael dahl

Swedish painter (1659–1743)

Michael Dahl (c.

Michael Dahl – Wikipedia

1659–1743) was a Swedish portrait painter who lived and worked in England most of his career and died there. He was one of the most internationally known Swedish painters of his time. He painted portraits of many aristocrats and some members of royal families, such as Queen Anne of Great Britain, Prince George of Denmark and the exiled Queen Christina of Sweden.

Childhood

Michael Dahl was born in Stockholm, in 1656 or 1659: most of the sources point to 1659.^[2][3][4] His mother, Catarina Dahl, is assumed to have made many silent sacrifices to give Michael the opportunity of a good education, so that his talent was not to be wasted.^[5] According to letters written by Michael from Rome to his mother back in Sweden, she had raised him and his sister in an old-fashioned way and in the spirit of Christianity.^[5]

First studies

At the age of at least 15 years, Dahl h Amazon.com: Michael Dahl: books, biography, latest update BAR