Anna Brita Wendelius,
née
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''Ramklou'' (1741–1804), also known as Wendelia, was a
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artist and singer. She was a member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
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and the
Utile Dulci.
Anna Brita Wendelius was married to a wealthy merchant, Anders Wendelius. She was known as a non professional musician and singer, and was also a published poet. She was one of only three females known to have been a member of the Utile Dulci, the other being
Anna Charlotta von Stapelmohr and
Anna Maria Lenngren
Anna Maria Lenngren (; 18 June 1754 – 8 March 1817) was one of the most famous poets in Swedish history. Her father and brother were also poets.
One of her best-known poems is ''Några ord till min kära dotter, ifall jag hade någon'' ("Advi ...
.
[Ann Öhrberg: Fasa för all flärd, konstlan och förställning” Den ideala retorn inom 1700-talets nya offentlighet. Samlaren. 2010] In 1777, it is mentioned that she performed at one of the ceremonies of the Utile Dulci with her own written recitative and aria. In 1795, she was elected as a member into the Swedish Royal Academy of Music, together with
Margareta Alströmer
Margareta Hedvig Alströmer, as married ''Cronstedt af Fullerö'' (12 December 1763 – 19 February 1816), was a Swedish painter and concert singer. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.An ...
and
Christina Fredenheim
Christina Elisabet Fredenheim (née Hebbe) (1762–1841) was a Swedish artist, singer and noblewoman. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.
Christina Fredenheim was a well known and acknowledged non professional musician and sin ...
.
References
Further reading
* Anna Ivarsdotter Johnsson och Leif Jonsson: "''Musiken i Sverige. Frihetstiden och Gustaviansk tid 1720-1810'' (The Music of Sweden. The age of Liberty and the Gustavian age 1720-1810."
* Ann Öhrberg: Fasa för all flärd, konstlan och förställning” Den ideala retorn inom 1700-talets nya offentlighet. Samlaren. 2010
1741 births
Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
1804 deaths
Swedish women singers
18th-century Swedish singers
18th-century Swedish women artists
18th-century Swedish women writers
Swedish women poets
18th-century Swedish poets
Gustavian era people
18th-century Swedish artists
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