Christiaan Rumpf
Arvid Karlsteen
1677
Medium
striking (metalworking)
Dimensions
3.8; 26.76
About this artwork
diameter 3.8 cm x weight 26.76 gr
About the Artist
Arvid Karlsteen · 1647–1718
Arvid Karlsteen (1647–1718) was a Swedish medal engraver and portrait miniaturist who documented Swedish royalty during the reign of King Charles XI. Born on March 16, 1647, on a farm near Karlskoga, Karlsteen was the son of Jonas Kjellander, a cartographer, and his wife Brita Larsdotter von Sacken. This family background provided exposure to precision draftsmanship and careful documentation, skil...