Michael Dahl | |
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Born | 1656 or 1659 |
Died | 20 October 1743 (84 or 87 years) London, England |
Nationality | Swedish |
Known for | Portrait painting |
Notable work | Portraits of Sir John Pole,[1] Queen Anne of Great Britain and her husband Prince George of Denmark |
Movement | Baroque |
Michael Dahl (1659–1743) was a Swedish portrait painter who lived and worked in England most of his career and died there. He was one of the most internationally known Swedish painters of his time. He painted portraits of many aristocrats and some members of royal families, such as Queen Anne of Great Britain, Prince George of Denmark and the exiled Queen Christina of Sweden.