Alexander Roslin

Swedish portrait artist

Alexander Roslin (spelled Alexandre in French, pronounced [al?ks?~d? ??sl?~]; 15 July 1718 – 5 July 1793) was a Swedish portrait painter who worked in Scania, Bayreuth, Paris, Italy, Warsaw and St.

Petersburg, primarily for members of aristocratic families.He combined insightful psychological portrayal with a skillful representation of fabrics and jewels.

His style combined Classicist tendencies with the lustrous, shimmering colours of Rococo, a jocular, elegant and ornate style.He lived in France from 1752 until 1793, a period that spanned most of his career.

The painting by Roslin depicting Jeanne Sophie de Vignerot du Plessis, Countess of Egmont Pignatelli, was bought by the Minneapolis Institute of Art in 2006 for US$3 million.