Helena Arnell

Helena Arnell-Gezelius (1697 – 1 August 1751^[1]) was one of the first painters in Finland (then part of Sweden).

Helena Arnell
Helena Arnell by Johan Henrik Scheffel in 1733
Born	Helena Arnell-Gezelius 1697 (1697) Stockholm, Sweden
Died	1 August 1751(1751-08-01) (aged 53–54) Porvoo, Sweden (now Finland)
Known for	Painting

She was the daughter of a Swedish nobleman Jonas Lauréntii Arnell and Helena Adlerberg.^[2] In 1720 she married Johannes Gezelius the Youngest [fi] – doctor of theology and bishop of Porvoo.^[2] They had a son named Johan Gezelius [fi] (later Olivecreutz).^[3][4]

After her husband died in 1733,^[3] Helena moved to Sauvo.^[1]

Works

• 
  Portrait of Johannes Gezelius the younger
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  Portrait of Carl Olderman Cronstedt [fi], 1740s