Elisabeth Palm

Elisabeth Palm (27 July 1756 – 27 June 1786) was a Swedish etcher and printmaker of German and Dutch descent.^[1]

Elisabeth Palm
Portrait of Elisabeth Palm in 1768, dressed in Ottoman clothing by Anders Eklund
Born	(1756-07-27)27 July 1756 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey)
Died	27 June 1786(1786-06-27) (aged 29) Ramnäs, Sweden
Occupation(s)	Etcher, printmaker
Spouse	Johan Schön
Parent(s)	Asmund Palm Eva van Bruyn

Biography

Palm was born in Constantinople, a daughter of Consul General of Sweden to the Ottoman Empire, Cornelius Asmund Palm^[2] and Eva van Bruyn. She was married to businessman Johan Schön.^[3] Palm studied art with Jacob Gillberg in 1770. She is represented at the National Museum of Sweden with two etchings.^[4][5]

Palm died at Seglingsbergs bruk in June 1786^[6] of tuberculosis.^[7]

Works

Etching

• 
  The huts on the beach
• 
  Flood landscape and ruins