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Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller (February 18, 1751 – October 5, 1811) was a Swedish painter whose notable works include Danaë receiving Jupiter in a Shower of Gold.

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller
Self portrait, (ca. 1795-1800)
Born	(1751-02-18)February 18, 1751 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	October 5, 1811(1811-10-05) (aged 60) Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality	Swedish
Education	Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, Stockholm
Known for	Painting

Wertmüller was born in Stockholm and studied art at home before moving to Paris in 1772 to study under his cousin Alexander Roslin and French painter Joseph-Marie Vien.[1] On July 30, 1784, Wertmüller was elected to the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.

Wertmüller was commissioned by Gustav III of Sweden for a portrait of Marie Antoinette, which is now in the Nationalmuseum at Stockholm. In 1787, he produced his masterpiece Danaë, a work which proved controversial as one of the earliest female nude paintings exhibited in America.[2]

Wertmüller first emigrated to the United States in May 1794 and continued his portrait work, most notably of General George Washington,[3] but in 1796 was called back to Sweden, eventually returning to Philadelphia in 1800. Elizabeth B. Johnston, in her book Original Portraits of Washington (Boston, 1882), speaks of five portraits of Washington by Wertmüller, of which one, executed in 1797, was purchased by the U. S. government in 1878, and another is owned by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.[4]

Wertmüller was married to Elizabeth Henderson, granddaughter of noted early American painter Gustavus Hesselius, on January 8, 1801, and two years later retired to a plantation in Claymont, Delaware, where he lived the final years of his life.[1] He died near Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, aged 60.[4]

Evaluation

His article in Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography says (regarding his portraits of Washington): "Though the work of an excellent artist, they are hardly successful as portraits, for Wertmüller belonged to that ideal French school, which usually sacrificed truth to nature for elegance in execution." It later continues: "He was noted especially for his vivid coloring, 'Danae' being a good example of his powers in that respect."[4]

Gallery

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  Danaë receiving Jupiter in a Shower of Gold (1787)
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  Cupid as Bacchus (1784)
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  Marie Antoinette in a hunting dress (1788)
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  Charlotte Eckerman (1784)
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  Jean-Jacques Caffieri (1784)
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  Marie Antoinette with two of her children (1785)

References

External links

• Works by: Adolf Ulric Wertmüller
• A Forgotten Artist: Adolph Wertmüller by Franklin D. Scott
• Three New Sweden Artists: Gustavus Hesselius, Adolph-Ulrich Wertmüller & Paula Himmelsbach Balano
• "Hesselius Family Papers, 1780-1820s", The Frick Collection/Frick Art Reference Library Archives. Papers include an inventory of Wertmüller's paintings at the time of his death and letters from Genet Campan, First Maid of Marie-Antoinette, regarding the portrait Wertmüller painted of Marie-Antoinette and her two children.

На других языках

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[de] Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller (geboren am 18. Februar 1751 in Stockholm; gestorben am 5. August 1811 Wilmington, Delaware[1]) war ein schwedischer Maler, der in die Vereinigten Staaten auswanderte und unter anderem ein Porträt des ersten Präsidenten George Washington fertigte.

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- [en] Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller

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[es] Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller fue un pintor sueco nacido en Estocolmo en 1749 y fallecido en Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S. en 1811.

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[fr] Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller, né le 18 février 1751 à Stockholm et mort le 5 octobre 1811 près de Wilmington (Delaware), est un portraitiste suédois. Il est, avec Gustaf Lundberg et Alexander Roslin, l'un des principaux artistes suédois ayant exercé à Paris au XVIIIe siècle. Il est principalement un peintre de la bourgeoisie mais compte parmi ses modèles les plus prestigieux la reine Marie-Antoinette et le général Georges Washington.

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[it] Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller (Stoccolma, 18 febbraio 1751 – Claymont, 5 ottobre 1811) è stato un pittore svedese.

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[ru] Вертмюллер, Адольф Ульрик

Адольф Ульрик Вертмюллер (швед. Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller; 18 февраля 1751, Стокгольм — 5 октября 1811, округ Делавэр, Пенсильвания, США) — шведский, позднее американский художник.

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