Sven Erlandsson (1768–1853) was a Swedish artist (tapestry maker).[1]
Son of the gardener Erland Hallberg and Anna Maria Kristoffersdotter and the brother of Katarina Erlandsdotter (1771-1848) and Lisa Erlandsdotter (1774–1854); the three siblings all became known as artists, and are counted among the most prominent within their craft in 18th-century Sweden.[2] He made bonadsmålning, a Swedish art form, which is a type of painted tapestry of textile used for decoration, largely among the peasantry.
He lived his entire life in the countryside at Mårdaklev in Älvsborgs län.
References
- Svenskt konstnärslexikon (Swedish Art dictionary) Allhems Förlag, Malmö (1952) (in Swedish)