Pehr Hilleström (18 November 1732 – 13 August 1816) was a

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artist. He served as a professor and director at the

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Biography

Hilleström was born on the island of

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in the district of

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, Sweden where his uncle who was the vicar. He was the eldest of twelve children. He was first trained by landscape artist Johan Philip Korn (1727–1796). He received training at the

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from artist Guillaume Taraval (1701–1750) and architect

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(1717–1793). Between 1757 and 1758, Hilleström made a study trip abroad. The journey went to

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and

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. He furthered his education in the tapestry techniques and became a master

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weaver. From 1759, he operated a weaving workshop in Stockholm. In 1773, Hilleström became a member of the board of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. The academy appointed him a professor in drawing in 1794. In 1805 he received the post of Vice-Chancellor of the academy and in 1810 he succeeded

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(1748–1810) as Director.

Style

Hilleström painted some thirty portraits. He also performed a large number of depictions from the environments of the time. He produced numerous

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of people at their daily tasks inside upper- and middle-class homes in Stockholm. Dresses and furniture were painted exactly the way they looked and provide a valuable source of information about what life was like in those days. In addition to this, he painted craftsmen in action at mills and other early industrial workplaces. In later years, he also began to paint historic paintings and religious motives.

Personal life

In 1759 he married Ulrica Lode (1737–1779). Hilleström was the father of the artist Carl Petter Hilleström (1760-1812). His descendants included author and museum curator, Gustaf Hilleström (1911-1994).

Gallery

File:In the Anchor-Forge at Söderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work (Pehr Hilleström d.ä.) - Nationalmuseum - 17964.tif, ''In the Anchor-Forge at Söderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work'' ( Nationalmuseum) File:Pehr Hilleström - People from Mora in Dalecarlia - Google Art Project.jpg, People from Mora in Dalecarlia File:Pehr Hilleström-En piga höser såppa utur en kiettel - i en skål.jpg, ''A maid taking soup from a pot'' File:Pehr Hilleström-Carl Michael Bellman.jpg, ''Portrait of

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'' File:Testing Eggs. Interior of a Kitchen (Pehr Hilleström d.ä.) - Nationalmuseum - 18113.tif, ''Egg testing'' File:Pehr Hilleström-Bordssällskap i en bondstuga.jpg, ''Convivial Scene in a Peasant's Cottage'' File:Pehr Hilleström - Den förtrollade skogen.jpg, ''The enchanted forest'',

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File:Pehr Hilleström-Två tjänsteflickor vid en bäck.jpg, Two Maid-Servants at a Brook File:The Morning Toilet. Boudoir Scene (Pehr Hilleström d.ä.) - Nationalmuseum - 18152.tif, The Morning Toilet File:Pehr Hilleström-Stilleben.jpg, Still Life File:Gustavian Style Interior with Cardplayers (Pehr Hilleström d.ä.) - Nationalmuseum - 19464.tif, Gustavian Style Interior with Cardplayers, c. 1779

References

Other sources

''Pehr Hilleström'' in Nordisk Familjebok
(in Swedish)
Historiesajten.se
(in Swedish)

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hillestrom, Pehr 1732 births 1816 deaths People from Norrtälje Municipality 18th-century Swedish painters 18th-century Swedish male artists Swedish male painters 19th-century Swedish painters 19th-century Swedish male artists