Erik Westzynthius the Elder (1711 – 1757, in Dublin) was a Finnish painter. Westzynthius was a religious-themed painter for church commissions, primarily active between 1730 and 1749. He painted some works for the Raahe church in 1746, the Alavieska church, and

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s for churches in

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, Paltamo, and Pielavesi, which are now in the National Museum of Finland. His son Erik Westzynthius the Younger also became a painter.

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* Five board without components: Crucified-themed flat-topic and origin analysis Galleniuksen and Lars Erik Westzynthius, by Kainulainen, Sari, 1993 1711 births 1757 deaths Finnish male painters 18th-century Finnish painters 18th-century male artists {{Finland-painter-stub