137 - SWEDISH SCHOOL, late 18th century

SWEDISH SCHOOL, late 18th century Portrait of the theologian Emanuel Swedenborg On its original canvas, rectangular with an oval painted surface 41 x 33 cm Bears an inscription in the upper right corner: B Douzains / Swedenborg Based on an engraving of Emanuel Swedenborg’s portrait. The engraving is based on a painting attributed to Per Krafft the Elder, part of the collections of the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm and on display at Gripsholm Castle. Born into a family of bishops and theologians, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688–1772) was a Swedish scientist, theologian, and philosopher, considered the Leonardo da Vinci of the North Expert: Cabinet René Millet