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The Painter - Alexander Roslin, his wife and his friend

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Original – Alexander Roslin was a Swedish painter who went abroad to live at the courts of Bayreuth, Parma, Rome, and finally settled down in Paris, where he was admitted to the French Academy of Fine Arts. Roslin painted numerous portraits of members of the European nobility and of leading political and cultural circles, royalty and high society as well. His work were enormously popular thanks to the fabulous way Roslin could render the texture of precious materials such as fabrics, lace, silk, velvet, pearls, gold and jewels, as well as his talent to show people at their best.

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Alexander Roslin (1718-1793) was one of the leading portraitists of his time, who mixed classicist elements in his paintings with the Rococo style in its elegance and charm.
Roslin's own wife, Marie-Suzanne Giroust was also a painter and artist. Roslin painted in 1767 a double portrait of them both; she is depicted working in pastels on a portrait. The painting in the painting depicts a third person, Henrik Wilhelm Peill, the couples friend. Roslin points in the painting at a gold box he received from Peill as a present. On the frame of the painting (not visible here) is inscribed Loin et près (Far away and yet close), showing that the portrait was a token of friendship. The painting was purchased by Henrik Wilhelm Peill and remained in his family for many generations.

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Alexander Roslin

• Support as nominator – Hafspajen (talk) 18:17, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
• Support - that black bit on the right is a bit obstructive, but nothing wrong bout it. ///EuroCarGT 02:38, 12 October 2014 (UTC)
• Question - What's the size of this painting? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:59, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

• TINY!! It is in fact a miniature! HM, it doesn't say. Might need to call the museum. Holy smoke, the museum bought it for 19,5 miljon Swedish crowns! Ahem, uhem, that's a lot money. You can buy ten houses or 19 apparments, luxurious ones, with that kind of money. Hafspajen (talk) 09:55, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

• Crisco 1492 - It is 131 x 98,5 cm. Or 51x 38 inches. [1]. Hafspajen (talk) 22:15, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

• Support - Useful. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:19, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
• Support Just under 100dpi seems pretty damn good. I believe that's big enough to print it full-size at decent quality. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 01:03, 13 October 2014 (UTC)
• Support - Swedish houses must be cheap, I could swap that painting for ten small bungalows in need of full renovation in UK. Xanthomelanoussprog (talk) 16:39, 14 October 2014 (UTC)

Promoted File:Alexander Roslin Konstnaren och hans hustru Marie S.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:31, 21 October 2014 (UTC)