Gustava Johanna Stenborg

Gustava Johanna Stenborg, as married senare Hahr and Yckerberg, (1776-1819), was a Swedish artist.

She was born to secretary Johan Fredrik Stenborg and Henrica Hellman. Stenborg was a textile artist (embroidery). She was a student in the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts when she participated in their 1790 art exhibition with a work in white sateen, for which she was awarded the memory prize of the royal academy. She was married to estate owner Henric Wilhelm Hahr,Jr. in 1793, and to estate-clerk Per Otto Yckerberg in 1815.

References

  • Svenskt konstnärslexikon (Swedish Art dictionary). Red. Johnny Roosval & Gösta Lilja. Malmö: Allhems Förlag 1952.


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