13. ERNST JOHAN MELLIN (FINLAND/SVERIGE 1674-1746). A pair of landscapes, first part of the 18th century, one signed, original frames with original gilding, decor of cobwebs.

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ERNST JOHAN MELLIN (FINLAND/SVERIGE 1674-1746). A pair of landscapes, first part of the 18th century, one signed, original frames with original gilding, decor of cobwebs.
13. 4247643. ERNST JOHAN MELLIN (FINLAND/SVERIGE 1674-1746). A pair of landscapes, first part of the 18th century, one signed, original frames with original gilding, decor of cobwebs.

Description

Gouaches attached to panel,
ruin landscape with figures, indistinctly signed **llin fecit. 14.5 x 19.5 cm, including frame 20 x 25 cm,
mountain landscape with Swedish fortress at inlet, 15 x 20 cm, including frame 20 x 25 cm.

Ernst Johan Mellin was a military man and painter and was born in 1674 at Selkis in Mouhijärvi parish, Finland, likely identical to the lieutenant and friar Johan Mellin who was buried in 1746 in Stockholm. He was a student in Turku in 1683, a frilord in 1691, and an ensign. He was the son of Colonel Bernhard Mellin and the Freemason Catharina Creutz. In 1723 he married Margareta Elisabet Forbes af Lund.
He is represented in the collections of the Nationalmuseum with two small landscapes in gouache.

Condition

Gouaches attached to pans, one with color lapses and folds.
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Estimate: 2 258 – 2 709 EUR
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13. 4247643. ERNST JOHAN MELLIN (FINLAND/SVERIGE 1674-1746). A pair of landscapes, first part of the 18th century, one signed, original frames with original gilding, decor of cobwebs.

Description

Gouaches attached to panel,
ruin landscape with figures, indistinctly signed **llin fecit. 14.5 x 19.5 cm, including frame 20 x 25 cm,
mountain landscape with Swedish fortress at inlet, 15 x 20 cm, including frame 20 x 25 cm.

Ernst Johan Mellin was a military man and painter and was born in 1674 at Selkis in Mouhijärvi parish, Finland, likely identical to the lieutenant and friar Johan Mellin who was buried in 1746 in Stockholm. He was a student in Turku in 1683, a frilord in 1691, and an ensign. He was the son of Colonel Bernhard Mellin and the Freemason Catharina Creutz. In 1723 he married Margareta Elisabet Forbes af Lund.
He is represented in the collections of the Nationalmuseum with two small landscapes in gouache.

Condition

Gouaches attached to pans, one with color lapses and folds.
If you have any questions, please contact: ulrica.tillander@auktionsverket.se.

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Nybrogatan 32
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Nybrogatan 32
Catalogue no
13

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