Thora Thersner
Thora Thersner | |
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.jpg?lang=en) Thora Thersner by Fritz von Dardel | |
| Born | Thora Johanna Ulrika Thersner 24 December 1818 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 3 October 1867 (aged 48) Stockholm, Sweden |
| Notable work | Fordna och närvarande Sverige |
Thora Johanna Ulrika Thersner (24 December 1818 – 3 October 1867) was a Swedish graphic artist and illustrator who was known for contributing half of the illustrations of the Fordna och närvarande Sverige topographical volumes, which her father began.[1]
Early life
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Thora Johanna Ulrika Thersner was born in Stockholm on 24 December 1818[a] to Anna Gustafva Wechmann and the Finnish artist Lieutenant-Colonel Ulrik Thersner. She received private art lessons as a young child after she showed an aptitude for art, and mainly focused on drawing figures.[1]
Career
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Thersner's father died when she was ten years old. At the time of his death, he was working on a comprehensive volume of topographical illustrations of Swedish old and modern buildings. He had only completed the volumes on Östergötland and Scania provinces.[1][2] After his death, Major (later Superintendent) Anckarsvärd assumed responsibility for the late Thersner's work on behalf of his estate. In 1843, he suggested that Thora should continue her father's work, despite her lack of experience drawing landscapes. She found her first attempt at landscape drawing on paper more successful than anticipated, so she decided to undertake work on the volumes herself, under Anckarsvärd supervision.[3] Apart from Södermanland and Uppland, which were worked on by others, she drew the remaining provinces. However in 1845, she became solely responsible for its completion, and after her mother's death, the volumes were her only source of income. Thersner travelled throughout Sweden to create illustrations based on her surroundings for the volumes and continued working on them for the remainder of her life.[1][3] She also received a small government grant to work on the volumes.[4]
Death and legacy
[edit]Thersner never married and spent her entire life living in Stockholm. She died there on 3 October 1867, at the age of 48. After her death, work ceased on Fordna och närvarande Sverige, with Thersner having completed 9 volumes with 364 illustrations.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Bergvall, Camilla (29 October 2020). "Thora Johanna Ulrika Thersner". Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon.
- ^ Hofberg, Herman; Heurlin, Frithiof; Millqvist, Victor; Rubenson, Olof (1906). Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon (in Swedish). p. 608.
- ^ a b Stålberg, Wilhelmina; Berg, P. G. (1864). Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor (in Swedish). Stockholm. pp. 375–376.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Lindorm, Erik (1942). Carl XIV Johan - Carl XV och deras tid 1810-1872. En bokfilm (in Swedish). p. 451.
Notes
[edit]- ^ According to the Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon, however the same article also states that she was born on 24 September 1818
