Lorenz Pasch the elder
Lorenz Pasch the Elder (* probably March 1702 in Stockholm ; † April 27, 1766 there ) was a Swedish portrait painter .
literature
Lorenz (also Lorentz or Lorens) Pasch was the son of the Lübeck painter Danckwardt Pasch and his wife Judith Larsdotter. He first learned from the Hamburg painter David von Krafft (1655–1724) before he went to London in 1721 for further training . The city was a magnet for artists from Sweden at the time. Pasch stayed in England for seven years and studied painting with the well-known Swedish artist Michael Dahl (around 1659–1743).
In 1728, after the death of his father, Pasch returned to Sweden, where he quickly established himself as a respected portrait painter of the aristocracy . In 1730 he married Anna Helena Beckman. Their children Ulrika Pasch (1735–1796) and Lorenz Pasch the Younger (1733–1805) learned painting from their father and both became highly esteemed artists. Pasch's brother Johan was also able to celebrate great success in the Swedish art scene.
In later years, Pasch especially Olof Arenius (1701–1766) and Gustaf Lundberg (1695–1786) contested his position as the leading portraitist in Swedish society. In the last years of his life, Lorenz Pasch's success declined noticeably. Cared for by his daughter, he died in Stockholm in 1766.
photos
Portrait of Arvid Horn
Portrait of the Admiral Carl Tersmeden
literature
- Lorenz Pasch the elder . In: Herman Hofberg, Frithiof Heurlin, Viktor Millqvist, Olof Rubenson (eds.): Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon . 2nd Edition. tape 2 : L – Z, including supplement . Albert Bonniers Verlag, Stockholm 1906, p. 269 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pasch, Lorenz the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pasch, Lorentz the Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: March 1702 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockholm |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 27, 1766 |
| Place of death | Stockholm |