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Carl Fredrik von Breda

(1759-1818), Artist

Artist associated with 12 portraits
Carl Frederik von Breda was a Swedish painter who was also active in England. From the late 1770s, he studied at the Kungliga Akademi för de Fria Konsterna in Stockholm. Von Breda moved to London, where he worked briefly in the studio of Joshua Reynolds. He specialised in portrait painting and began exhibiting annually at the Royal Academy in London from 1788. He returned to Sweden 1796 where he became painter to the Swedish court and a professor at the Academy of Arts.

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James Watt, by Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG 186a

James Watt

by Carl Fredrik von Breda
oil on canvas, 1792
On display in Room 16 on Floor 3 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 186a

Thomas Clarkson, by John Young, after  Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG D33312

Thomas Clarkson

by John Young, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
mezzotint, published 1789
NPG D33312

Mary Langton, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG D3535

Mary Langton

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
mezzotint, published 1796
NPG D3535

James Watt, by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG D4696

James Watt

by Samuel William Reynolds, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
mezzotint, published 1796
NPG D4696

Matthew Boulton, by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG D771

Matthew Boulton

by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
mezzotint, published 1 March 1796
NPG D771

Matthew Boulton, by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG D772

Matthew Boulton

by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
mezzotint, published 1 March 1796
NPG D772

Matthew Boulton, by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after  Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG D18720

Matthew Boulton

by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
mezzotint, published 1 March 1796
NPG D18720

William Withering with 'Dr Withering analysing the Queen's Bath at the request of the Court of Portugal', by William Ridley, published by  Robert John Thornton, after  Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG D34347

William Withering with 'Dr Withering analysing the Queen's Bath at the request of the Court of Portugal'

by William Ridley, published by Robert John Thornton, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
stipple engraving and etching, published 15 November 1801
NPG D34347

William Withering with 'Dr Withering analysing the Queen's Bath at the request of the Court of Portugal', by William Ridley, published by  Robert John Thornton, after  Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG D37069

William Withering with 'Dr Withering analysing the Queen's Bath at the request of the Court of Portugal'

by William Ridley, published by Robert John Thornton, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
stipple engraving and etching, published 15 November 1801
NPG D37069

James Watt, published by Photographische Gesellschaft, after  Carl Fredrik von Breda - NPG D37898

James Watt

published by Photographische Gesellschaft, after Carl Fredrik von Breda
photogravure, circa 1910 (1792)
NPG D37898

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