Portrait of Sigismund I the Old, 1667

David Frumerie (1641–1677) was a Swedish painter.

Frumerie was born in 1641.[1] He was the son of Martin Frumerie, the ancestor of the Swedish family of Walloon origin Frumerie. At the request of Louis De Geer, Martin moved to Sweden in 1635, sailing out from Leiden. Frumerie was married to Barbro Eriksdotter Löök. He was the cousin of Caleb Frumerie, who was later knighted Caleb de Frumerie.[2] As was active as a painter, carrying out a number of decorative and gilding works at the then newly built Drottningholm Castle from 1666 until his death.[2][3] A portrait of Gustav I of Sweden by Frumerie is at the Gripsholm, and about ten paintings by this artist are at Nationalmuseum.[4]

References

  1. Harrison, Dick (2017). Kalmars historia Den begravda staden – medeltid och renässans. Historiska media. ISBN 9789175456126. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Frumerie, släkt". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. Lobies, Jean-Pierre; Lobies, François-Pierre (1973). François-Pierre Lobies; Otto Zeller; Wolfram Zeller (eds.). IBN Index bio-bibliographicus notorum hominum. Biblio Verlag. p. 301. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  4. Nationalmuseum
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