Lorens Pasch the Elder, sometimes spelled Lorentz or Lorenz (March 1702,

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- 27 April 1766, Stockholm) was a Swedish portrait painter.

Biography

His father was the decorative painter and village Elder, Danckwardt Pasch (1660-1727), who originally came from

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. His brothers, Danckwardt Pasch the Younger (1690-1759) and

Johan Pasch Johan Pasch (12 March 1706, Stockholm - 16 January 1769, Stockholm) was a Swedish painter, etcher and Decorative painter, decorative artist. He is sometimes referred to as The Elder to distinguish him from another, minor, painter named Johan Pasch ...

also became painters, as did his children,

Lorens Pasch the Younger Lorens or Lorenz Pasch the Younger (1733–1805) was a Swedish painter. Life He grew up in an artistic family (he was the brother of Ulrika Pasch, alongside whom he was elected to the Art Academy in 1773), but his father Lorens Pasch the Elder w ...

and

Ulrika Pasch Ulrika "Ulla" Fredrica Pasch (10 July 1735 in Stockholm – 2 April 1796 in Stockholm), was a Swedish rococo painter and miniaturist, and a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. Biography Education and early career Ulrika Pasch was ...

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'' He originally studied decorative painting with his father. In 1714, he became a student of

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and, in 1721, went to London, which was then attracting many Scandinavian artists. There, he was introduced to the art community by his fellow Swedes,

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and

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. He was one of the last students of the German-born painter,

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, who was by then a British citizen. He returned to Stockholm in 1728, after his father's death, due to disputes involving inheritance. Two years later, he married Anna Helena Beckman (1706-1756), the daughter of a local official. They settled into a home in the

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district. He soon became one of Stockholm's most reputable portrait painters. Much of his work shows the influence of

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, although he is also credited with helping to introduce the

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style into Sweden. In the 1740s, his reputation began to fade, styles changed, and other portraitists became more favored, so he reluctantly began to produce paintings quickly at low prices. During this time, he trained his children as artists and may have taught others as well including, possibly,

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and . He became ill in his final years and was nursed by his daughter until his death in 1766. Many of his most notable portraits are on display at the

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References

Other Sources

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''. Malmö 1931.

External links

More works by Pasch
@ ArtNet {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasch 1702 births 1766 deaths Swedish portrait painters 18th-century Swedish painters 18th-century Swedish male artists Swedish male painters Lorens