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Gyda Gram
Gyda Gram (née Dahm; 20 November 1851 – 3 November 1906) was a Norwegian painter. Early and personal life Gyda Dahm was born on 20 November 1851 in Eidsvoll to Anneken Lovise Pehrson and district doctor Jacob Christian Dahm. On 17 June 1876, she married lumber merchant and consul Carl Gram, a brother of artist Andrea Gram, in Kongsberg. They had no children. Career From 1872 to 1874, she was a student at Knud Bergslien's school of painting. While at the school, she befriended fellow artist Harriet Backer and together the pair travelled to Munich, where they shared a flat together. However, the pair struggled to find a teacher, before being recommended Lambert Linder. Gram was his pupil between 1874 and 1875. After her marriage in 1876, she lived in Drammen, where she hosted a "general Munich dinner", where people gathered from across the world. Artists Eilif Peterssen and Backer were among the attendees. Gram was not that productive as an artist until after her husband d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidsvoll
Eidsvoll (; sometimes written as ''Eidsvold'') is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Akershus Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike Districts of Norway, traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet. General information Etymology The first element is the genitive case of the word ''eid'' (Old Norse: ''eið'') and the last element is ''voll'' (Old Norse: ''vǫllr'') which means "meadow" or "field (agriculture), field". The meaning of the word ''eid'' in this case is "a road passing around a waterfall". People from the districts around the lake (Mjøsa) who were sailing down the river Vorma, and people from Romerike sailing up the same river, both had to enter this area by passing the Sundfossen waterfall. Because of this, the site became an important meeting place long before the introduction of Christianity. Prior to 1918, the name was spelled "Eidsvold". The town of Eidsvold, Queensland, Eidsvold in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
