Lorentz Pasch, Lorenz Pasch

สถานที่: Stockholm

เกิด: 1702

ความตาย: 1766

ชีวประวัติ:

Lorens Pasch the Elder was a Swedish portrait painter. His father was the decorative painter and village Elder, Danckwardt Pasch (1660-1727), who originally came from Lübeck. He studied decorative painting with his father. In 1714, he became a student of David von Krafft and, in 1721, went to London, which was then attracting many Scandinavian artists. There, he was introduced to the art community by his fellow Swedes, Michael Dahl and Hans Hysing. He was one of the last students of the German-born painter, Godfrey Kneller, who was by then a British citizen. He returned to Stockholm in 1728, after his father's death, due to disputes involving inheritance. Two years later, he married Anna Helena Beckman (1706-1756), the daughter of a local official. They settled into a home in the Norrmalm district. He soon became one of Stockholm's most reputable portrait painters. Much of his work shows the influence of William Hogarth, although he is also credited with helping to introduce the Rococo style into Sweden.