Ulrika Melin
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Ulrika Melin was a Swedish textile artist, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
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Born to major Lars Melin and sister to general major Henrik Georg Melin, and from 1788 married to the governor of Västerås Castle, Peter Thure Gerhard Drufva. Melin was a textile artist with the an unusual ability to sew landskapes. In 1784, she was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts for a work in white Sateen
inspired by the work of Claude Lorrain
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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...
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Born to major Lars Melin and sister to general major Henrik Georg Melin, and from 1788 married to the governor of Västerås Castle, Peter Thure Gerhard Drufva. Melin was a textile artist with the an unusual ability to sew landskapes. In 1784, she was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts for a work in white Sateen
Sateen
Sateen, not to be confused with satin, is a type of fabric often found in bed sheets.Sateen is usually applied to cotton, or sometimes rayon. Better qualities are mercerized to give a higher sheen. Some are only calendered to produce the sheen but this disappears with washing and is not considered...
inspired by the work of Claude Lorrain
Claude Lorrain
Claude Lorrain, , traditionally just Claude in English Claude Lorrain, , traditionally just Claude in English (also Claude Gellée, his real name, or in French Claude Gellée, , dit le Lorrain) Claude Lorrain, , traditionally just Claude in English (also Claude Gellée, his real name, or in French...
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