Hans Hysing - Artist Info

About Hans Hysing

  • Biography

    Hans Hysing was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1678. He was apprenticed to a goldsmith before studying portrait painting under David van Krafft. Hysing left Stockholm for England in 1700 and joined artist Michael Dahl as his pupil and studio assistant. From 1715 he was working independently albeit in the manner of his master Dahl. He developed close relationships with important patrons such as George II, Sir Robert Walpole and Arthur Onslow.

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