Anders Been

Anders Been later Andreas von Behn (1650-1730), was a Norwegian painter and court dwarf in service of the Swedish queen dowager Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp.

Been was originally from Norway. He was placed in the service of the Swedish queen dowager, who had several court dwarfs in her household. In Sweden he was often referred to as "The Dwarf from Norway".[1] His actual tasks has been described as "somewhere between that of a valet and a barber".[2]

He was active as a painter. He is known to have decorated some of the cabinets at Drottningholm Palace. Eventually, the queen dowager had him ennobled. In 1709, Been left Sweden furnished with travel funds by the queen.

References
  1. Nanna Lundh-Eriksson (1947). Hedvig Eleonora. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. ISBN
  2. Nanna Lundh-Eriksson (1947). Hedvig Eleonora. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand. ISBN
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