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Pehr Hilleström

Pehr Hilleström was a Swedish artist. He served as a professor and director at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.
Hilleström was born on the island of Väddö in the district of Roslagen, Sweden where his uncle who was the vicar. He was the eldest of twelve children. He was first trained by landscape artist Johan Philip Korn (1727–1796). He received training at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts from artist Guillaume Taraval (1701–1750) and architect Jean Eric Rehn (1717–1793).
Hilleström painted some thirty portraits. He also performed a large number of depictions from the environments of the time. He produced numerous genre paintings of people performing various daily tasks inside upper- and middle-class homes in Stockholm. Dresses and furniture were painted exactly the way they looked and provide a valuable source of information about what life was like in those days. In addition to this, he painted craftsmen in action at mills and other early industrial workplaces. In later years, he also began to paint historic paintings and religious motives.

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Self-portrait

Self-portrait (1794)

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
Still Life

Still Life

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
‘Falcon Steps’ at the Falun Copper Mine

‘Falcon Steps’ at the Falun Copper Mine

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
The Pedlar

The Pedlar

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun

Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun (1781)

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
Household Chores

Household Chores (1794)

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
Hos spågumman

Hos spågumman (1783)

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
Testing Eggs. Interior of a Kitchen

Testing Eggs. Interior of a Kitchen

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
In the Anchor-Forge at Söderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work

In the Anchor-Forge at Söderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
King Gustav III of Sweden & a Soldier.Episode from the Russian War 1789

King Gustav III of Sweden & a Soldier.Episode from the Russian War 1789

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
Still Life

Still Life

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
A Woman Furbishing Copper Pans

A Woman Furbishing Copper Pans

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
Still Life with Roast Fowl and Wineglass

Still Life with Roast Fowl and Wineglass

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
Two Maid-Servants at a Brook

Two Maid-Servants at a Brook

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
Still Life with Ham and Tureen

Still Life with Ham and Tureen

Pehr Hilleström (Swedish, 1732 – 1816)
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