Arvid Karlsteen (16 March 1647 – 3 May 1718) was a

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medal engraver and

portrait miniaturist A portrait miniature is a miniature portrait painting, usually executed in gouache, watercolor, or enamel. Portrait miniatures developed out of the techniques of the miniatures in illuminated manuscripts, and were popular among 16th-century el ...

. Born on March 16, 1647, on a farm near Karlskoga. Karlsteen was the son of Jonas Kjellander, a

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, and his wife Brita Larsdotter von Sacken. He was

ennobled Nobility is a social class found in many societies that have an aristocracy (class), aristocracy. It is normally ranked immediately below Royal family, royalty. Nobility has often been an Estates of the realm, estate of the realm with many e ...

in 1692. Married Magdalena Elisabet Schenkowitz in 1674 and had issue.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsteen, Arvid 1647 births 1718 deaths 17th-century engravers 18th-century engravers Swedish engravers Swedish portrait miniaturists People from Karlskoga Municipality