Sophie Karsten, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Sophie Karsten

Swedish artist

Date of Birth: 03-Sep-1783

Date of Death: 25-Feb-1862

Profession: ballet dancer, painter

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hedvig Sophie Karsten (3 September 1783 – 25 February 1862) was a Swedish ballerina and artist (painter). Born to opera singers Christoffer Christian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska, she was the sister of painter Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten. Sophie Karsten became a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.
In 1805, she was appointed premier dancer.
She was also active as a painter, and participated in the exhibitions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm between 1802 and 1804.
Her most noted paining was a mountain landscape.She married Filippo Taglioni in 1803, and became the mother of the ballerina Marie Taglioni.