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Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt (21 July 1854 - 18 August 1905) was a Finland-Swedish painter. July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ...


Albert Edelfelt was born in Porvoo, Finland. His father Carl Albert was an architect. Edelfelt admired Johan Ludvig Runeberg who was a friend to the family. He studied in Antwerp (1873 - 1874), Paris (1874 - 1878) and St. Petersburg (1881 - 1882). Province Southern Finland Region Eastern Uusimaa Sub-region Porvoo City manager Per-HÃ¥kan Slotte Official languages Finnish, Swedish Area  - total  - land ranked 138th 663. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... Johan Ludvig Runeberg (Portrait by Albert Edelfelt) J.L. Runebergss autograph Johan Ludvig Runeberg (February 5,Pietarsaari 1804 – May 6, 1877,Porvoo) was a Finland-Swedish poet, and is held to be the national poet of Finland. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...


He married baroness (vapaaherratar) Ellan de la Chapelle in 1888 with whom he had one child. 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...


Paintings

  • Queen Blanca (1877)
  • Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of Klas Fleming (1878)
  • A Child's Funeral (1879)
  • Virginie (1883)
  • Portrait of Louis Pasteur (1885)

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Albert Edelfelt was born in 1854 into an aristocratic Swedish-speaking family.
Edelfelt was fascinated by the scientific accomplishments of Pasteur and he spent several months studying his work and laboratory settings.
Albert Edelfelt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (190 words)
Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt (21 July 1854 - 18 August 1905) was a Finnish painter.
Edelfelt admired the poet laureate Johan Ludvig Runeberg who was a friend to the family.
He enjoyed considerable success in Paris and was one of the founders of the Realist art movement in Finland.
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