Oil on canvas in original frame.In this charming portrait circa 1770 the artist knew how to get to the heart and soul of their subject. The subject has been depicted with great elegance and charm and the elaborate hairstyle was at the height of fashion during the 1770s. During this decade woman incorporated a variety of decorative objects into their coiffure, as seen in our portrait where a blue ribbon, silk cloth and a string of pearls are used. This style was eventually replaced by elaborate hats in the 1780s. Presented in its original exquisite 18th century gilded frame.Roslin was surely one of Sweden’s most successful portraitists of the 1700s. He was born the same year that Charles XII died, in 1718. Roslin had great talent for painting as a child and at the age of 16 he was accepted as a pupil of the court painter Georg Engelhard Schröder in Stockholm, where he spent 7 years. This was a period of material reconstruction in Sweden and people were unable to afford the ...