Jean (Johan) Löfblad (1728-1774), was a Swedish stage actor. He was a member of the

Stenborg Company The Stenborg Company (Swedish: Stenborgsföretag) was a Swedish Theatre Company, active in Sweden and Finland in the 18th century. It was also called Stenborgska skådebanorna ('Stenborg Stages'), Svenska komeditruppen ('Swedish Comedy Troupe') an ...

, for a long period the only Swedish language theater active in Stockholm, and described as the leading star and attraction of the company together with his wife,

Johanna Löfblad Johanna Catharina Löfblad née ''Embeck'' or ''Enbäck'' (1733 – 14 September 1811), also known as Madame Gentschein and Madame Löfblad, was a Swedish stage actress. She was a member of the pioneer group of actors in the first Swedish nationa ...

. He was foremost famed for his role as

Harlequin Harlequin (; it, Arlecchino ; lmo, Arlechin, Bergamasque dialect, Bergamasque pronunciation ) is the best-known of the ''zanni'' or comic servant characters from the Italian language, Italian ''commedia dell'arte'', associated with the city o ...

, a very popular genre, and referred to as the "Harlequin of Stockholm".

References

* Johan Flodmark: Stenborgska skådebanorna: bidrag till Stockholms teaterhistoria, Norstedt, Stockholm, 1893 {{DEFAULTSORT:Lofblad, Jean 1728 births 1774 deaths 18th-century Swedish male actors Age of Liberty people