Adolf-Ulrik Wertmuller

Swedish Painter, 1751-1811,was a Swedish painter whose notable works include Danaë receiving Jupiter in a Shower of Gold. Wertmuller was born in Stockholm and studied art at home before moving to Paris in 1772 to study under his cousin Alexander Roslin and French painter Joseph-Marie Vien. On July 30, 1784, Wertmuller was elected to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Wertmuller was commissioned by Gustav III of Sweden for a portrait of Marie Antoinette, which is now in the Nationalmuseum at Stockholm. In 1787, he produced his masterpiece Danae, a work which proved controversial as one of the earliest female nude paintings exhibited in America. Wertmuller first emigrated to the United States in May 1794 and continued his portrait work, most notably of General Washington, but in 1796 was called back to Sweden, eventually returning to Philadelphia in 1800. Wertmuller was married to Elizabeth Henderson, granddaughter of noted early American painter Gustavus Hesselius, on January 8, 1801, and two years later retired to a plantation in Claymont, Delaware, where he lived the final years of his life.


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Adolf-Ulrik Wertmuller Queen Mary Antoinette with sina tva baby in Triangle park oil


Queen Mary Antoinette with sina tva baby in Triangle park
Painting ID::  48829
Queen Mary Antoinette with sina tva baby in Triangle park
mk187 1785 Oil slick 276x194cm
mk187_ 1785_Oil_slick_ 276x194cm
   
   
     

Adolf-Ulrik Wertmuller Danae and guldregnet oil


Danae and guldregnet
Painting ID::  48873
Danae and guldregnet
mk187 1787 Oil slick pa screen 150x190cm
mk187_ 1787_ Oil_slick_pa_screen_ 150x190cm
   
   
     

Adolf-Ulrik Wertmuller Aria prone pa beach on Naxos oil


Aria prone pa beach on Naxos
Painting ID::  48874
Aria prone pa beach on Naxos
mk187 1783 Oil slick pa screen 129x162cm
mk187_ 1783_ Oil_slick_pa_screen_ 129x162cm
   
   
     

Adolf-Ulrik Wertmuller Marie Antoinette with her children oil


Marie Antoinette with her children
Painting ID::  80749
Marie Antoinette with her children
1785-1786 Medium Oil on canvas cyf
1785-1786 _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ cyf
   
   
     

Adolf-Ulrik Wertmuller Marie Antoinette with her children oil


Marie Antoinette with her children
Painting ID::  80875
Marie Antoinette with her children
1785(1785) Medium Oil on canvas cyf
1785(1785) _ Medium_Oil_on_canvas _ cyf
   
   
     

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     Adolf-Ulrik Wertmuller
     Swedish Painter, 1751-1811,was a Swedish painter whose notable works include Danaë receiving Jupiter in a Shower of Gold. Wertmuller was born in Stockholm and studied art at home before moving to Paris in 1772 to study under his cousin Alexander Roslin and French painter Joseph-Marie Vien. On July 30, 1784, Wertmuller was elected to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. Wertmuller was commissioned by Gustav III of Sweden for a portrait of Marie Antoinette, which is now in the Nationalmuseum at Stockholm. In 1787, he produced his masterpiece Danae, a work which proved controversial as one of the earliest female nude paintings exhibited in America. Wertmuller first emigrated to the United States in May 1794 and continued his portrait work, most notably of General Washington, but in 1796 was called back to Sweden, eventually returning to Philadelphia in 1800. Wertmuller was married to Elizabeth Henderson, granddaughter of noted early American painter Gustavus Hesselius, on January 8, 1801, and two years later retired to a plantation in Claymont, Delaware, where he lived the final years of his life.

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