1718 - 1793
Alexander Roslin (spelled Alexandre in French, pronounced [alɛksɑ̃dʁ ʁɔslɛ̃]; 15 July 1718 – 5 July 1793) was a Swedish painter who worked in Scania, Bayreuth, Paris, Italy, Warsaw and St. Petersburg, primarily for members of aristocratic families. He combined insightful psychological portrayal with a skillful representation of fabrics and jewels.His style combined Classicist tendencies with the lustrous, shimmering colours of Rococo, a jocular, elegant and ornate style. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Roslin has received more than 183,633 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexander Roslin is the 378th most popular painter (up from 398th in 2019), the 158th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 160th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swedish Painter.
Alexander Roslin is most famous for his 18th century paintings.
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Among painters, Alexander Roslin ranks 378 out of 1,421. Before him are Richard Hamilton, Domenico Veneziano, Joseph Kosuth, Lucian Freud, Johann Friedrich Overbeck, and André Masson. After him are Gabriele Münter, Marie Laurencin, Armand Guillaumin, Grandma Moses, Adam Elsheimer, and Dosso Dossi.
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 372
1410 - 1461
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 373
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 374
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 375
1789 - 1869
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 376
1896 - 1987
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 377
1718 - 1793
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 378
1877 - 1962
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 379
1883 - 1956
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 380
1841 - 1927
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 381
1860 - 1961
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 382
1578 - 1610
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 383
1480 - 1542
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 384
Among people born in 1718, Alexander Roslin ranks 6. Before him are Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Mariana Victoria of Spain, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Anna Leopoldovna, and Thomas Chippendale. After him are John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, Nikita Ivanovich Panin, Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, Jacob Christian Schäffer, Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, and Antoine de Chézy. Among people deceased in 1793, Alexander Roslin ranks 14. Before him are Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Yolande de Polastron, Jean Sylvain Bailly, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Francesco Guardi, and Madame Roland. After him are Charles Bonnet, Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre, Antoine Barnave, John Hancock, Fletcher Christian, and Jacques Cathelineau.
1718 - 1799
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 1
1718 - 1781
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 2
1718 - 1744
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 3
1718 - 1746
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 4
1718 - 1779
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 5
1718 - 1793
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 6
1718 - 1792
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 7
1718 - 1783
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 8
1718 - 1751
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 9
1718 - 1790
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 10
1718 - 1804
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 11
1718 - 1798
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 12
1747 - 1793
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 8
1749 - 1793
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 9
1736 - 1793
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 10
1754 - 1793
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 11
1712 - 1793
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 12
1754 - 1793
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 13
1718 - 1793
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 14
1720 - 1793
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 15
1725 - 1793
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 16
1761 - 1793
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 17
1737 - 1793
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 18
1764 - 1793
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 19
1759 - 1793
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 20
Among people born in Sweden, Alexander Roslin ranks 158 out of 1,612. Before him are Sten Sture the Elder (1440), Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), John Bauer (1882), Hjalmar Branting (1860), Erland Josephson (1923), and Michael Nyqvist (1960). After him are Stenkil (1030), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Margaret Leijonhufvud (1516), Gustaf de Laval (1845), Karin Månsdotter (1550), and Elias Magnus Fries (1794).
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 152
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 153
1882 - 1918
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 154
1860 - 1925
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 155
1923 - 2012
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 156
1960 - 2017
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 157
1718 - 1793
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 158
1030 - 1066
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 159
1681 - 1708
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 160
1516 - 1551
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 161
1845 - 1913
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 162
1550 - 1612
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 163
1794 - 1878
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 164
Among painters born in Sweden, Alexander Roslin ranks 4. Before him are Carl Larsson (1853), Hilma af Klint (1862), and John Bauer (1882). After him are Odd Nerdrum (1944), Eugène Jansson (1862), Richard Bergh (1858), Amalia Lindegren (1814), Ernst Josephson (1851), Mårten Eskil Winge (1825), Eva Bonnier (1857), and Sigrid Hjertén (1885).
1853 - 1919
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1
1862 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 2
1882 - 1918
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 3
1718 - 1793
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 4
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5
1862 - 1915
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 6
1858 - 1919
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 7
1814 - 1891
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 8
1851 - 1906
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 9
1825 - 1896
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 10
1857 - 1909
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 11
1885 - 1948
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 12