Carl Gustaf Pilo', Artist, Painter, Birth 1711 in Nyköping, died 1793 in Stockholm. Artist is a subjective term which describes a person creative in, innovative in, or adept at, their endeavors. ... A painter is a person who paints woodwork, walls, etc. ... // Events February 24 - The London premiere of Rinaldo by George Friderich Handel, the first Italian opera written for the London stage. ... Nyköping is a Municipality in Södermanland County, in central Sweden. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Stockholm listen? is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ...
Carl Gustaf is most famous for his his masterly painting, “The coronation of Gustaf III” (Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden) Stockholm listen? is the capital and the largest city of Sweden. ...
Pilo painted a full figure portrait of the king, "Frederik V in Coronation Outfit" ("Frederik V i kroningsdragt") in 1751, which is now in the collection of the Danish National Gallery.
Pilo succeeded Jacques Saly in 1771 to the leadership of the Academy, and worked to get the Academy a protectorship under the Crown Prince Frederik VI, who was given an honorary title in 1772.
Pilo felt that he was set up in court intrigues by Ove Høegh-Guldberg, a central figure in the court ruling Denmark at the time, Peder Als and Secretary of the Cabinet Andreas Schumacher.
Pilo may have visited Vienna and Germany, and it is probable that he studied at the Drawing Academy established in Stockholm in 1735.
Pilo was appointed professor at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen in 1748 and for the next two decades was recognized as the foremost portrait painter in Denmark.
— CarlGustafPilo was one of the 18th century Swedish artists who left Sweden to make their fortune abroad.
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