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Swedish Collection (page 10)

Background imageSwedish Collection: Tannforsen Waterfall

Tannforsen Waterfall
Tannforsen waterfall in Are, Sweden Date: 1927

Background imageSwedish Collection: Lake & Village of Are

Lake & Village of Are
The lake and village of Are, Sweden Date: 1927

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish Rites of Spring

Swedish Rites of Spring
Swedish girls dancing in a ring, a spring custom. Date: early 1930s

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish Frocks 1927

Swedish Frocks 1927
Rather matronly low waisted dresses: two with pleated skirts, also a two-piece dress with blouson top, an open robe in a bright pattern & a blue dress with a tiered skirt. Date: 1927

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish Canal

Swedish Canal
A steamboat negotiates the Sjotorp locks on the Gota canal. Date: 1927

Background imageSwedish Collection: Mai Zetterling

Mai Zetterling (1925 - 1994), Swedish film actress, director and novelist

Background imageSwedish Collection: Leonhard Gyllenhal

Leonhard Gyllenhal
LEONHARD GYLLENHAL Swedish entomologist Date: 1752 - 1840

Background imageSwedish Collection: Anita Ekberg

Anita Ekberg (1931 2015) Swedish actress who has appeared in films in various countries

Background imageSwedish Collection: Strindber - Stengel

Strindber - Stengel
Johan August Strindberg (1849 - 1912) Swedish playwright and novelist, best known for his play Miss Julie (1888) Date: circa 1900

Background imageSwedish Collection: Ulrika Eleonora / Sweden

Ulrika Eleonora / Sweden
ULRIKA ELEONORA Queen of Sweden (1718-20); sister of Charles XII, whom she succeeded; she abdicated in favour of her husband, who became Frederick I Date: 1688 - 1741

Background imageSwedish Collection: Bremer (Sodermark)

Bremer (Sodermark)
FREDRIKA BREMER Swedish writer Date: 1801 - 1865

Background imageSwedish Collection: Hein. Matt. von Thurn

Hein. Matt. von Thurn
count Heinrich Matthias von Thurn-Baisassina (1567 - 1640) Bohemian-Swedish protestant general and statesman, held responsible for initiating the Thirty Years War

Background imageSwedish Collection: Kh Branting / Fantasio

Kh Branting / Fantasio
KARL HJALMAR BRANTING (1860 - 1925), Swedish statesman and pacifist, satirised for his socialist principles Date: 1918

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish Nisse in a bedroom

Swedish Nisse in a bedroom
A Swedish Nisse surprises a girl in her bedroom. Date: 1882

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish university students

Swedish university students enjoy a working lunch in their lodgings. Date: 17th century

Background imageSwedish Collection: Theatregoing in Stockholm, Sweden

Theatregoing in Stockholm, Sweden, showing a popular performance in the Gamla Bollhuset (the old tennis court). Date: 17th century

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish glassworks

Swedish glassworks
People at work in a Swedish glassworks. Date: 17th century

Background imageSwedish Collection: Wedding procession, Sweden

Wedding procession, Sweden
Wedding procession through the streets of a Swedish town. Date: 16th century

Background imageSwedish Collection: Magistrates court, Sweden

Magistrates court, Sweden
A magistrates court in Sweden. Date: circa 1600

Background imageSwedish Collection: Street scene in a Swedish town

Street scene in a Swedish town. Date: 16th century

Background imageSwedish Collection: Ansgar and Witmar, missionaries to Sweden

Ansgar and Witmar, missionaries to Sweden
Saint Ansgar (Anskar, Oscar, 801-865), Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, and the friar Witmar bring Christianity to Sweden. Date: 830

Background imageSwedish Collection: Midsummer customs in Sweden

Midsummer customs in Sweden
Swedish countryfolk dance on Midsummers Eve by the light of the Midnight Sun. Date: 1901

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish preacher

Swedish preacher
An itinerant preacher in the Swedish countryside Date: 1870

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish armchair in the rococo style

Swedish armchair in the rococo style
Armchair in the rococo style, Sweden Date: 18th century

Background imageSwedish Collection: State coach of Nils Turesson

State coach of Nils Turesson, Swedish diplomat Date: 18th century

Background imageSwedish Collection: David Klocker Ehrenstrahl

David Klocker Ehrenstrahl (1629-1698), Swedish Nobleman and artist

Background imageSwedish Collection: Nicodemus Tessin

Nicodemus Tessin (1654-1728) (the younger) Swedish architect who completed the palace at Stockholm and created the Drottningholm Palace and other chateau-like buildings

Background imageSwedish Collection: Fredrika Bremer

Fredrika Bremer
FREDRIKA BREMER Swedish novelist Date: 1801 - 1865

Background imageSwedish Collection: More Swedish instruction

More Swedish instruction
Keep fit instructress to exhausted class " Come, come! That won t do at all. You MUST look cheerful. Keep smiling - keep smiling all the time!" Date: 1906

Background imageSwedish Collection: Diy Carpentry / Sweden

Diy Carpentry / Sweden
A Swedish father engaged in do-it-yourself carpentry Date: 1917

Background imageSwedish Collection: JENNY LIND

JENNY LIND
JOHANNA MARIA [ JENNY ] LIND (Mrs Goldschmidt) Swedish singer Date: 1820 - 1887

Background imageSwedish Collection: 17th century Swedish Plate

17th century Swedish Plate
A plate from the Swedish countryside on which the potter has put his own name along with - we suppose - a picture of his wife, and other decorative motifs. Date: 1690

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish log cabin at the Exposition Universelle, Paris

Swedish log cabin at the Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1867. The World Expo in Paris opened its doors on 1st April 1867. Date: 1867

Background imageSwedish Collection: Ljungbyhed, Sweden - Klippan Municipality, Skane County

Ljungbyhed, Sweden - Klippan Municipality, Skane County. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwedish Collection: Ronny Johansson (1926)

Ronny Johansson (1926)
Swedish dancer Ronny Johansson (1926) Date: 1926

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish Evangelical Mission Station, Zazega, East Africa

Swedish Evangelical Mission Station, Zazega, East Africa
Swedish Evangelical Mission Station at Zazega, near Asmara, East Africa (now in Eritrea). Date: circa 1910

Background imageSwedish Collection: Twoldo Medhen, Abyssinian pastor, East Africa

Twoldo Medhen, Abyssinian pastor, East Africa
Studio portrait of Twoldo Medhen, Abyssinian pastor in East Africa, working for the Swedish Evangelical Mission Society. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageSwedish Collection: Duchess Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp

Duchess Elizabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp (1759-1818), married to King Charles XIII of Sweden, known for her diary which provides a descrpition of the Swedish Royal Courts between 1775

Background imageSwedish Collection: Gustave Horn - Swedish - Finnish politician and soldier

Gustave Horn - Swedish - Finnish politician and soldier
Count Gustav Horn af Bjorneborg (1592-1657), Swedish/Finnish politician and soldier at the Battle of Breitenfeld and Battle of Nordlingen. Date: 1631

Background imageSwedish Collection: Queen Victoria Rifles training in Hampstead streets, WW1

Queen Victoria Rifles training in Hampstead streets, WW1
Members of the Queen Victoria Rifles practising Swedish drill in the streets of Hampstead, which they were using as a training ground, arousing much public interest in the process! 1914

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish gymnastics

Swedish gymnastics

Background imageSwedish Collection: Swedish Gymnasts with flag in gym

Swedish Gymnasts with flag in gym

Background imageSwedish Collection: Little girl and dog on a greetings postcard, Sweden

Little girl and dog on a greetings postcard, Sweden. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageSwedish Collection: Atlas by Fern㯠Vaz Dourado, 1571. Chart 1: Northern

Atlas by Fern㯠Vaz Dourado, 1571. Chart 1: Northern
Atlas by Fern㯠 Vaz Dourado, 1571. Chart 1: Northern Europe. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting. PORTUGAL. Lisbon. National Archive of the Tower of the Tombo

Background imageSwedish Collection: Nobel, Alfred Berhard (1833-1896). Swedish chemist

Nobel, Alfred Berhard (1833-1896). Swedish chemist. Inventor of dynamite

Background imageSwedish Collection: Sweden. Birka. Viking settlement

Sweden. Birka. Viking settlement
SWEDEN. BJ֒ K֮ Viking settlement of Birka (9th-10th c.)

Background imageSwedish Collection: BOBERG, Ferdinand. S�District

BOBERG, Ferdinand. S�District
BOBERG, Ferdinand (1860-1946). S� District. 1927. Watercolour. SWEDEN. Stockholm. The Nacional Museum of Fine Arts

Background imageSwedish Collection: Children on a sleigh

Children on a sleigh. Xmas/New Year. Boy and girl in snowy winter scene sledging, with a pig in a sack. Swedish. Date: circa 1920



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