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Aurora Valeria Albertina Valerius, known as Bertha (21 January 1824,
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– 24 March 1895, Stockholm), was a Swedish photographer and painter.''
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, and Kristina Aurora Ingell. Her sister was the singer and painter Baroness Adelaïde Leuhusen. Beginning in 1849, she studied at the
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and received a scholarship to study in
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and Paris. Upon her return, she entered a career as a portrait painter. In 1853 and 1856, she participated in exhibitions at the Academy. Later, she had the opportunity to accompany her sister and the opera singer
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to Paris, acting as her chaperone. During her second stay in Paris, she became interested in photography and, upon her return in 1862, she opened her own studio in Stockholm; soon becoming one of Stockholm's most notable photographers. In 1864, she was appointed official portrait artist of the Royal Court and produced 120 business cards for the Royal Family. At the exhibition in the
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in 1866, she was awarded an honorary diploma. From 1868 to 1872, her studio was in the Hotel de la Croix in
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. Sometime around 1880, she closed her studio and devoted herself to portrait painting. It was taken over by her colleague, the photographer Selma Jacobsson, who was also appointed royal photographer, in 1899. One of her most popular, and often reproduced, images shows Jesus as a petitioner at the . She was involved in numerous charitable causes and, although not wealthy, donated over 150,000 Kronor to the needy over the course of her career. Her works may be seen at the Royal Academy,
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, the Academy of Sciences and the .


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Further reading

* ''
Svenskt konstnärslexikon The ''Svenskt konstnärslexikon'' is a dictionary of Swedish art and artists that was published in five volumes by Allhems Förlag AB from 1952 to 1967.Text online
* Du Rietz, Anita, ''Kvinnors entreprenörskap: under 400 år'', Dialogos, Stockholm, 2013


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Biography and appreciation
from '' Idun'' @ the archives of the Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek
Biography
@ the ''Lexikonett Amanda'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:Valerius, Bertha 1824 births 1895 deaths 19th-century Swedish photographers Pioneers of photography Swedish courtiers 19th-century Swedish women photographers Painters from Stockholm Photographers from Stockholm