Jacob Heinrich Elbfas mk187
Ateljekopia behind original millings about 1636-39
Oil slick pa screen
130.5x92.5cm Queen Kristina,mellan tens and thirteen am failing Swedish, born circa 1600-1664,was a portrait painter Elbfas was educated in Strasbourg in a tradition drawing back to Renaissance portraits. He established himself in Sweden from 1622 and from 1628 in Stockholm where he became a guild master. During the period 1634-1640 he worked as a court painter for Queen Maria Eleonora. His was frequently employed by the Swedish nobility and his influence on Swedish art was considerable until a new generation of artists were invited by Queen Christina during the 1640s.
