"With God's blessings on both land and sea" : Gustavus Hesselius describes the New World to the Old in a letter from Philadelphia in 1714

Author

Hesselius, Gustavus; Arnborg, Carin K. (Translator)

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

American art journal. 1989, Num. 3, Vol. 21, 4-11, 4 ill.

ISSN

0002-7359

Abstract (en)

Letter of 26 June 1714 from the Swedish-born painter to his mother, Maria Bergia, in Folkärna, Sweden, recently discovered in the library of Uppsala University, Uppsala, and published for the first time. Includes paintings by Gustavus Hesselius.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United States
• United States
• 1700-1800
• Hesselius, Gustavus, 1682-1755
• Correspondence
• Hesselius, Maria Bergia, act.1682-1714
• Painting

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- États-Unis
• Etats-Unis
• 1700-1800
• Hesselius, Gustavus, 1682-1755
• Correspondance
• Hesselius, Maria Bergia, act.1682-1714
• Peinture

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910701-00454809

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