Helena Arnell

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Helena Arnell
Helena Arnell, 1697-1751, gift Gezelius (Johan Henrik Scheffel) - Nationalmuseum - 15124.tif
Helena Arnell by Johan Henrik Scheffel in 1733
Born
Helena Arnell-Gezelius

1697 (1697)
DiedAugust 1, 1751(1751-08-01) (aged 53–54)
Porvoo, Sweden (now Finland)
Known forPainting

Helena Arnell-Gezelius (1697 – 1 August 1751[1]) was one of the first painters in Finland.

She was the daughter of a Swedish nobleman Jonas Lauréntii Arnell and Helena Adlerberg.[2] In 1720 she married  [fi] – doctor of theology and bishop of Porvoo.[2] They had a son named  [fi] (later Olivecreutz).[3][4]

After her husband died in 1733,[3] Helena moved to Sauvo.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "Naisten Salonki". Sinebrychoffin Taidemuseo (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Släkten FLEMING" (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 61. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1640-1852 - Johan Gezelius". Helsinki.fi - Helsingin yliopisto (in Finnish). 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ^ Mänttylä, Ilkka (22 February 1999). "Olivecreutz, Johan (1721–1804)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 9 July 2020.


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