From the collection of Finnish National Gallery
Maria Ulrika Dævel is a work by Gustaf Lundberg, held at Finnish National Gallery.
This drawing shows a woman, Maria Ulrika Dævel. She's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The artist used pastel on paper to create this portrait, which is a delicate technique. The pastel technique gives the drawing a soft look. It's interesting that the artist chose to use pastel, which can be tricky to work with. You can learn more about the technique used in this drawing by looking into the technique: cross-hatching, stippling.
Gustaf Lundberg (17 August 1695 – 18 March 1786) was a Swedish rococo pastelist and portrait painter. He trained and worked in Paris and later was appointed court portrait painter in Stockholm.
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