Fritz von Dardel

Swedish artist
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IntroSwedish 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
PlacesSweden
wasPainter Cartoonist Diplomat Draftsperson
Work fieldArts Engineering Politics
Gender
Male
Birth24 March 1817, Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel District, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Death27 May 1901Stockholm, Stockholm Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden (aged 84 years)
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Biography

Fritz Ludvig von Dardel (1817 - 1901) was a Swedish artist.

Biography

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.

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