Ida Göthilda Nilsson (7 February 1840 – 24 December 1920) was a
Swedish
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artist (sculptor).
Daughter of the professor and
zoologist
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in
Lund
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,
Sven Nilsson, she was active as her father's assistant. Nilsson was also a student of the Danish artist
Jacob Jerichau. She participated in the exhibit of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Art
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in 1875, and was also represented in the
Royal Swedish Academy of Science
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.
References
* Svenskt konstnärslexikon (Swedish Art Dictionary), Allhems Förlag, Malmö (Swedish)
Further reading
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1840 births
1920 deaths
Swedish women artists
Swedish women sculptors
20th-century sculptors
19th-century Swedish women artists
20th-century Swedish women artists
19th-century Swedish sculptors
Swedish women archaeologists
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