Carl Gustaf Tessin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Gustaf Tessin

Swedish count, politician and art collector

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1695

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1770

Profession: writer, politician, diplomat, art collector

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Carl Gustaf Tessin (5 September 1695 – 7 January 1770) was a Swedish Count and politician and son of architect Nicodemus Tessin the Younger and Hedvig Eleonora Stenbock.
He was one of the most brilliant personages of his day, and the most prominent representative of French culture in Sweden.
He was also a fine orator. Tessin's art collection became the original core of the collection of Sweden's Nationalmuseum.



Alternative names	Lundberg; Gustav Lundberg
Description	Swedish portrait painter and pastellist
Date of birth/death	17 August 1695	18 March 1786
Location of birth/death	Stockholm City	Stockholm
Work period	from 1720s date QS:P,+1720-00-00T00:00:00Z/8 until 1770s date QS:P,+1770-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
Work location	Paris, Stockholm
Authority control	: Q838499 VIAF: 25745822 ISNI: 0000 0000 6686 454X ULAN: 500027182 LCCN: n2006086273 WGA: LUNDBERG, Gustaf WorldCat