Vem är porträttmålaren?

[Bo Nordenfors]

Målat 1855, den avporträtterade är min fm f  Nils Petter Andersson (senare med familjenamn Aurén). Han var vid denna tid kantor och skollärare i Taxinge. Troligen är det väl via ägaren till Taxinge-Näsby, von Wahrendorff, som kontakt etablerats med en kanske kringresande porträttmålare. Den gula texten mitt i ansiktet är enbart gjord på en kopia av ett foto och alltså tillfogat på bilden i nutid. Porträttet är i ursprungligt skick. Vet någon vart man kan vända sig med denna fråga?
 

[Steph Brandelius]

I do not have a straight answer but I have done a lot of research to find and track an artist ancestor and this is how I go about it, taking every hint, every lead...

I would google (von W) with words like "pastel artist", etc. The site Runeberg.org may have scanned books with his name that contain stories of his life, including the artists he liked then you look up those artists to match timing and style, or he may have had a portrait done by the same artist.

I find it interesting to see color slashes/marks on the side of portrait. Perhaps one of his students did the portrait? I would research if that was something that art students did, research his students and local art schools. Google "pastel portraits" around the same time, locality and compare styles, etc.

Also I have found Swedish museums and Community Associations to be very helpful with online information or I simply email them.

I hope someone has better info. Good luck!