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Lars Jacob von Röök (14 October 1778,
from the ''Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon'' @ Project Runeberg In 1830, he was appointed "Kamrer" (Chamberlain) for the "Konglig Museum" (now the
Despite the rejection of his museum designs, he was also a moderately successful architect. Among his works are the gazebo in the garden at Finspång Castle and the in Nationalmuseum
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Stralsund
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- 6 February 1867, Stockholm
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painter, architect and museum manager.
Biography
His father, , was a military officer in charge of the Stralsund fortification brigade. He wanted Lars to follow in his footsteps and made him an apprentice at the fortifications. Lars took his officer's exam in 1795. After several trips abroad on assignments for King Gustav, he began to take an interest in art and made his own study trips to Spain, Portugal and Italy, with an extended stay in Rome. In 1809, he resigned from his commission. In 1823, he returned to Rome where he painted and acted as an assistant to the sculptor Johan Niclas Byström. The following year, he set down his impressions in a book called ''Anteckningar under en resa på Sicilien'' (Notes from a trip to Sicily).Biographyfrom the ''Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon'' @ Project Runeberg In 1830, he was appointed "Kamrer" (Chamberlain) for the "Konglig Museum" (now the
Nationalmuseum
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The museum's operations stretches far beyond the borders of Blasieholmen, the nationalmuseum manag ...
) in Stockholm, where he arranged the collection according to principles he had learned while studying overseas. His detailed plans for the Egyptian Room and the Porcelain Room at Stockholm Palace may still be seen at the museum. He received the title of "Hovintendent" (a type of financial overseer) in 1837 and, two years later, became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.
When a new building was planned for the museum in the 1840s, he presented some proposals for locations on Helgeandsholmen and along Slottsbacken, but they were never seriously considered. In 1850, he resigned from his official positions at the museum, but was still in charge of the personal collection belonging to King Oscar. Later, the King commissioned him to do ornamental work at Haga Castle
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The earliest recorded owner of the Haga property was the Swedish noble, Sten Bengtsson (Bielke). He built a stone building on t ...
.
Despite the rejection of his museum designs, he was also a moderately successful architect. Among his works are the gazebo in the garden at Finspång Castle and the in Norrköping
Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköp ...
. Many of his works are still in the possession of the Nationalmuseum./ref>
References
Further reading
* Per Bjurström, Erik Cornelius: ''Nationalmuseum: 1792-1992'', Nationalmuseum, StockholmExternal links
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