Sigrid Fredrika Juliana Snoilsky (1813–1856) was a Swedish painter and

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. She was born Sigrid Fredrica Juliana Banér on 14 November 1813 in

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parish,

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, Sweden. Her parents were Margareta von Both and Johan Gustaf Banér, a

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. She married in 1840 to Nils Snoilsky, a

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and

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. Together they had a son, Carl Johan Gustaf Snoilsky who went on to become a known poet. Her work is included in various public museum collections including the

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in Sweden, amongst others.

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1813 births 1856 deaths Swedish women artists Swedish countesses People from Östergötland County Artists from Stockholm {{Sweden-painter-stub