Helena Arnell-Gezelius (1697 – 1 August 1751
) was one of the first painters in Finland.
She was the daughter of a
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nobleman Jonas Lauréntii Arnell and Helena Adlerberg.
In 1720 she married – doctor of theology and
bishop
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of
Porvoo
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[ They had a son named (later Olivecreutz).]Sauvo
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1697 births
1751 deaths
18th-century Finnish artists
18th-century Finnish painters
18th-century Finnish women artists
Finnish women painters
Artists from Stockholm
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