Mathilda Wilhelmina Rotkirch (28 July 1813 - 6 March 1842) was Finnish painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

. She is often referred to as the first female artist in Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

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She was the daughter of Baron

Baron

Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...

 Karl Fredrik Rotkirch and Augusta Fredrika Elisabeth f. Rotkirch Aminoff. She was a student at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts

Royal Swedish Academy of Arts

The Royal Swedish Academy of Arts or Kungl. Akademien för de fria konsterna, founded in 1773 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...

 between 1833 and 1838 and took a study trip to Europe in 1840-1841. She made portrait

Portrait

thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...

 paintings. She was represented in an exhibition in Finland in 1847. She is represented at Ateneum

Ateneum

The Ateneum is a major museum in Finland. It is located in the centre of Helsinki at the Rautatientori square opposite Helsinki Central Railway Station. It has the biggest collections of classical art in Finland. Previously the Ateneum building also housed the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts and...

, Cygnaei galleri and Stensbölefjärden herrgård.

Litterature

• Jouni Kuurne Mathilda Rotkirch : taiteilija ja matkailija, 2002
• Helena Westermarck: Mathilda Rotkirch, Historiska och litteraturhistoriska studier (SLS) 2.s. 8–78 Hki 1926.
• Margareta Willner-Rönnholm: Målarinnan Mathilda Rotkirch – en bortglömd pionjär? Finsk Tidskrift, 2003:1