Lorens Pasch the Elder
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Lorens, Lorenz or Lorentz Pasch the Elder (1702, probably March 1702, Stockholm
– 1766, Stockholm) was a Swedish painter and the brother of Johan Pasch
.
) and by David von Krafft
- his mother was Danckwart's wife Judith Larsdotter. In 1721 he travelled to London
, which was then attracting several Swedish painters. There he was introduced into British artistic circles by his fellow-Swede Michael Dahl
, studying paintings by artists such as Peter Lely
and Godfrey Kneller
(his work also shows influences from Pasch's contemporaries William Hogarth
and Thomas Gainsborough
) and returning to Stockholm
in 1728 on his father's death. Back in Sweden, especially in the 1730s, he worked in aristocratic circles as a portrait painter and was regarded as Sweden's most prominent portraitist of the era. In 1730 he married Anna Helena Beckman - their children included Lorens Pasch the Younger
and Ulrika Pasch
, both of whom he trained in painting.
In later years Olof Arenius
, Gustaf Lundberg
and others began to take Pasch's place as top Swedish portraitist as his success began to decline. Nursed by his daughter, he died in Stockholm
in 1766.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
– 1766, Stockholm) was a Swedish painter and the brother of Johan Pasch
Johan Pasch
Johan Pasch was a Swedish painter. He was court painter to the Swedish court from 1748 onwards and hovintendent from 1758 onwards. He was the brother of Lorens Pasch the Elder and uncle to Lorens Pasch the Younger and Ulrika Pasch, all three of whom were also painters.One of his most notable...
.
Life
He was trained in painting by his father Danckwart Pasch (who was a decorative painter from LübeckLübeck
The Hanseatic City of Lübeck is the second-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and, because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage, is listed by UNESCO as a World...
) and by David von Krafft
David von Krafft
David Krafft, from 1719 David von Krafft was a German-Swedish painter, the nephew and student of David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl and his successor as painter to the Swedish Royal Court....
- his mother was Danckwart's wife Judith Larsdotter. In 1721 he travelled to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, which was then attracting several Swedish painters. There he was introduced into British artistic circles by his fellow-Swede Michael Dahl
Michael Dahl
Michael Dahl was a Swedish portrait painter, who lived and worked in London for the larger part of his life....
, studying paintings by artists such as Peter Lely
Peter Lely
Sir Peter Lely was a painter of Dutch origin, whose career was nearly all spent in England, where he became the dominant portrait painter to the court.-Life:...
and Godfrey Kneller
Godfrey Kneller
Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1st Baronet was the leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries, and was court painter to British monarchs from Charles II to George I...
(his work also shows influences from Pasch's contemporaries William Hogarth
William Hogarth
William Hogarth was an English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist who has been credited with pioneering western sequential art. His work ranged from realistic portraiture to comic strip-like series of pictures called "modern moral subjects"...
and Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough
Thomas Gainsborough was an English portrait and landscape painter.-Suffolk:Thomas Gainsborough was born in Sudbury, Suffolk. He was the youngest son of John Gainsborough, a weaver and maker of woolen goods. At the age of thirteen he impressed his father with his penciling skills so that he let...
) and returning to Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in 1728 on his father's death. Back in Sweden, especially in the 1730s, he worked in aristocratic circles as a portrait painter and was regarded as Sweden's most prominent portraitist of the era. In 1730 he married Anna Helena Beckman - their children included Lorens Pasch the Younger
Lorens Pasch the Younger
Lorens or Lorenz Pasch the Younger was a Swedish painter.-Life:He grew up in an artistic family , but his father Lorens Pasch the Elder wanted him to become a priest. He was thus sent to study in Uppsala aged 10...
and Ulrika Pasch
Ulrika Pasch
Ulrika Fredrica Pasch , also known as Ulla Pasch, was a Swedish painter and miniaturist. She was one of few female artists known in Scandinavia before the 19th century...
, both of whom he trained in painting.
In later years Olof Arenius
Olof Arenius
Olof Arenius, a Swedish portrait painter, and son of a minister in Upland, was born in 1701. He studied under David von Krafft, and afterwards went to the Netherlands to study the old masters. His portraits and miniatures in oil are much esteemed, and are to be found in all the public galleries, as...
, Gustaf Lundberg
Gustaf Lundberg
Gustaf Lundberg was a Swedish rococo pastelist and portrait painter, working in Paris and later in Stockholm....
and others began to take Pasch's place as top Swedish portraitist as his success began to decline. Nursed by his daughter, he died in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
in 1766.