Hedvig Hamilton

Hedvig Eleonora Hamilton (9 December 1870 – 11 December 1949) was a Swedish portrait painter working in watercolour and oils.

Hedvig Hamilton
Born	9 December 1870 Lund
Died	11 December 1949 (1949-12-12) (aged 79) Hedvig Eleonora Parish
Nationality	Swedish
Occupation	painter

Life

Hamilton was born in Lund in 1870.^[1]

Beata Elisabeth Hamilton By Hedvig Hamilton after (prob.) Lorens Pasch

She painted portraits, self portraits, and landscapes with Stockholm motifs in oil and watercolor. She attended the Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinde [Wikidata] in Copenhagen. She studied further with the artist Richard Burgh in Stockholm under Richard Bergh. She studied further in France and Germany.^[2][3]

Hamilton died in Stockholm in 1949. She was buried locally.^[1]