David Von Krafft (Copy After)

Place: Hamburg

Born: 1655

Death: 1724

Biography:

David von Krafft, from 1719 David von Krafft (1655 – 20 September 1724), was a German-Swedish painter, the nephew and student of David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl and his successor (in 1698) as painter to the Swedish Royal Court. Krafft was born in Hamburg. Krafft became an orphan at an early age. His parents' names are not known but his mother was a sister of the Swedish court painter David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl. Krafft was a court painter in 1698 and rose to be a leading portraitist in Sweden. His pupils included Swedish portraitist Hans Hysing (1678-1752/3). Krafft remained in Sweden for the rest of his life.