Carl Frederik von Breda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carl Frederik von Breda

Swedish portrait painter

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1759

Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1818

Profession: painter

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Carl Frederik von Breda (16 August 1759 – 1 December 1818) was a Swedish painter who studied in and spent much of his career in Britain before becoming painter to the Swedish court.
He was born in Stockholm in 1759, and moved to Britain where he was a student of Joshua Reynolds.
Breda specialized in painting portraits and was called "the van Dyck of Sweden".
He returned to Sweden 1796 where he became Professor at the Academy of Arts, a popular portraitist, and a court painter.
Breda married at age 22 and his son, Johan Fredrik, was also a painter, who studied under his father.
Breda died in Stockholm in 1818.



Alternative names	Carl Fredric von Breda; Carl Fredrik von Breda; Carl Fredrik van Breda; Carl Fredrik Von Breda
Description	Swedish portrait painter
Date of birth/death	16 August 1759	1 December 1818
Location of birth/death	Stockholm	Stockholm
Work location	Stockholm, London
Authority control	: Q2938914 VIAF: 51959374 ISNI: 0000 0000 6662 7018 ULAN: 500012130 LCCN: no2007081923 GND: 174302061 WorldCat