Fredrika Eleonora von Düben

Fredrika Eleonora von Düben (December 17, 1738–March 1, 1808) was a Swedish dilettante painter and embroidery artist [1]

Biography

Fredrika Eleonora was born to Baron Joachim von Düben (1708-1786) and Catharina Eleonora Temming. Her father was a nephew of royal favourite Emerentia von Düben (1669–1743) and served as the cabinet secretary of Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden.[2][3]

In 1759, she married Count Nils Adam Bielke (1724-1792), who was previously been married to her relative Ulrika Eleonora von Düben (1722–1758). She was an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts (1783) after having participated in the art exhibition with an embroidered landscape in white silk. She was maid of honor to Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia from 1757-59 and Chief Court mistress, Mistress of the Robes of the Swedish queen dowager in 1771-1782. [4]

References
  1. "Düben, Fredrika Eleonora von". Anteckningar om svenska qvinnor. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. O. Jägerskiöld. "Joachim d.y. Düben, von". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. "Düben, Emerentia von". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. "Bielke, Nils Adam". Svenskt biografiskt handlexikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.

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