Elisabeth Palm
Elisabeth Palm was a Swedish etcher and printmaker.
Early life
Elisabeth Palm was born in the Ottoman Empire, where her father, Asmund Palm, served as a merchant and representative for the Swedish Levant Company, based in Smyrna and Constantinople. Her mother was Eva van Bruyn, a member of the Dutch nobility. Her sister, Maria Palm-Hebbe, was also an artist, and her brother, Gustaf Palm, was a supercargo to the Swedish East India Company.Work
Palm studied art under Jacob Gillberg in 1770. She is represented in the National Museum of Sweden by two etchings.Personal life
In March 1776, Elisabeth Palm married the businessman Johan Schön. They had several children, including Hedvig Elisabeth, Maria Charlotta, and Gustava Adelaide Schön.Palm died at Seglingsbergs bruk in June 1789 of tuberculosis.