Fritz von Dardel
Swedish artist
Intro | Swedish artist | |
A.K.A. | Fritz Ludwig von Dardel Fritz Ludvig von Dardel Fritz Ludwig Von Dardel | |
A.K.A. | Fritz Ludwig von Dardel Fritz Ludvig von Dardel Fritz Ludwig Von Dardel | |
Places | Sweden | |
was | Painter Cartoonist Diplomat Draftsperson | |
Work field | Arts Engineering Politics | |
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Birth | 24 March 1817, Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel District, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland | |
Death | 27 May 1901Stockholm, Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden (aged 84 years) |
Fritz Ludvig von Dardel (1817 - 1901) was a Swedish artist.
Fritz von Dardel was born to the Swiss noble Georges-Alexandre von Dardel, who was inducted into the Swedish nobility in 1810, and the Swedish noble Hedvig Sofia Charlotta Amalia Lewenhaupt, and married the Swedish noble Augusta Silfverschiöld. He became adjutant to the Crown Prince, later King Charles XV of Sweden, in 1850.
Fritz von Dardel is known for his drawings and his diary depicting the life at the contemporary Swedish royal court, especially during the reign of Charles XV.
He became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in 1861.