Ulrika "Ulla" Fredrica Pasch (10 July 1735 in

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– 2 April 1796 in Stockholm), was a

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rococo painter and

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, and a member of the

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Biography

Education and early career

Ulrika Pasch was the daughter of the painter

Lorens Pasch the Elder Lorens Pasch the Elder, sometimes spelled Lorentz or Lorenz (March 1702, Stockholm - 27 April 1766, Stockholm) was a Swedish portrait painter. Biography His father was the decorative painter and village Elder, Danckwardt Pasch (1660-1727), who ...

and Anna Helena Beckman, the niece of the artist

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 ...

, and the sister of the future painter

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 ...

. Her grandfather, the painter Danckwart Pasch (d. 1727), had emigrated to Sweden from

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. After the death of her grandfather in 1727, the family studio had been managed by her paternal grandmother Judith Larsdotter until it was taken over by her paternal uncle,

, in 1734.En mamsell i akademien. Ulrica Fredrica Pasch och 1700-talets konstvärld. av Anna Lena Lindberg, Stockholm: Signum, 2010. Her cousin, Margareta Stafhell, was a

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artist. Ulrika Pasch and her brother was tutored in drawing and painting by their father. She, unlike her sister Hedvig Lovisa Pasch (1744-1796) was tutored explicitly because she displayed early talent for the work. Hedvig Lovisa never became an artist, though it is mentioned that she left som drawings which were not without talent. From 1752 until 1766, her brother studied art abroad. During this period, her father's career declined, because he had failed to adapt to the new rococo style. Consequently, the family experienced economical difficulties. Ulrika Pasch was therefore, after the death of her mother in 1756, employed as a housekeeper in the house of her maternal aunt's widower, the goldsmith Gustaf Stafhell the Elder. Her uncle, however, allowed her to paint in her free time and develop her artistic talent, and she started to paint and draw for money. It is explicitly stated that she started to take orders as an artist the same year that she year formally became a housekeeper. Soon, she was able to support both her father and her sister as a professional portrait painter. Reportedly, she managed to achieve this success and build up a clientele quickly by her affordable prices.Svenskt konstnärslexikon wedish Art dictionary(in Swedish). Malmö: Allhems Förlag. 1952. She was able to move into her own apartments and establish her own studio. By the time of her brother's return to Sweden in 1766, she was said to have supported the family for a period of ten years.

Career

In 1766, her brother

return to Stockholm, and from that point on, the two siblings worked together. Their collaboration has been described as one of mutual respect and harmony. They shared their studio and guided each other in their work, while their sister Hedvig Lovisa managed their household. Hedvig Lovisa has been described as their dutiful housekeeper, and it is hinted and alleged by contemporaries that Hedvig Lovisa actually committed suicide after the death of her sister in 1796: she died later the same year. Ulrika Pasch is known to have painted details in her brother's painting which he himself found tiring, especially details in textiles and clothing. Pasch had an active and successful career until her death, and was frequently hired by members of the royal court and aristocracy. As a person, Ulrika Pasch has been described as a humble character, who never claimed her work to be anything but a way of supporting herself. She is also described as an easygoing and humorous person, who was easy to be around and could adapt to every situation.

Royal Swedish Academy of Arts

The

was founded in 1773 and there were 15 members accepted by the academy that year. Pasch was the only female who was made a member that year a recognition which seem to have been considered to be well deserved within the academy. She was made a member at the same occasion as her brother. Unlike her male counterparts, however, she never received a pension from the crown despite repeated appeals. She participated in the exhibitions of the academy, most notably in 1794. In 1798,

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held her memorial speech, ''Minne af Ulrica Fredria Pasch'' (Memory of Ulrica Fredria Pasch). Ulrika Pasch is the most famous and successful female artist in Sweden and perhaps also the rest of Scandinavia (among artists who actually worked in these countries) before the 19th century.

Works

* ''Captain Carl Adolf Möllersvärd'', 1775, oil on canvas, Finnish National Gallery * ''Catharina Charlotta L'Estrade'', 1780, oil on canvas, Finnish National Gallery * ''Hedvig Ulrika Hedengran,'' 1772, oil on canvas, Finnish National Gallery * ''Portrait of a Lady,'' oil on canvas, Finnish National Gallery * ''Portrait of Carl Johan von Schultzenheim, '' 1776, oil on canvas, Finnish National Gallery

In fiction

Ulrika Pasch is portrayed in the novel ''Pottungen'' (Chamber pot child) by from 2014, where she, alongside

Anna Maria Lenngren Anna Maria Lenngren, née ''Malmstedt'' (June 18, 1754 – March 8, 1817), was one of the most famous poets in Swedish history. Her father and brother were also poets. One of her best-known poems is ''Några ord till min kära dotter, ifall jag ...

Ulrika Widström Ulrika Carolina Widström (24 November 1764, in Stockholm – 19 February 1841), was a Swedish poet and translator. Early life and education She was born to the organ manufacturer Peter Forsberg and Katarina Maria Grip. She was educated in bot ...

Jeanna von Lantingshausen Johanna "Jeanna" von Lantingshausen, née von Stockenström, (1753–1809), was a Swedish noble and courtier. She is foremost known as the instigator of the political demonstration by the noblewomen toward Gustav III in opposition of his parliament ...

Marianne Ehrenström Mariana "Marianne" Maximiliana Christiana Carolina Lovisa Ehrenström, née ''Pollet'' (9 December 1773 – 4 January 1867), was a Swedish writer, singer, painter, pianist, culture personality, memoir writer and lady-in-waiting. She was a mem ...

and

Sophie von Fersen Countess Eva Sophie Piper, née Eva Sophie von Fersen (30 March 1757 – 2 February 1816, Löfstad Slott), was a Swedish countess and lady in waiting. She was the daughter of count Axel von Fersen the Elder and Hedvig Catharina von Fersen and ...

, becomes a member in a

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organized by

Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp ( sv, Hedvig Elisabet Charlotta; 22 March 1759 – 20 June 1818) was Queen of Sweden and Norway as the consort of King Charles XIII and II. She was also a famed diarist, memoirist and wit. She is ...

, and the fictitious

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Johanna is hired as a nude model by her.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pasch, Ulrika Swedish people of German descent Ulrika 1735 births 1796 deaths Swedish women painters Rococo painters Swedish portrait painters Portrait miniaturists 18th-century Swedish painters Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts Court painters 18th-century Swedish women artists