Pehr Hilleström

Pehr Hilleström was a Swedish artist. He served as a professor and director at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts.

Hilleström was born on the island of Väddö in the district of Roslagen, Sweden where his uncle who was the vicar. He was the eldest of twelve children. He was first trained by landscape artist Johan Philip Korn (1727-1796).

He received training at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts from artist Guillaume Taraval (1701-1750) and architect Jean Eric Rehn (1717-1793). Between 1757 and 1758, Hilleström made a study trip abroad. The journey went to Paris, Belgium and Holland. He furthered his education in the tapestry techniques and became a master tapestry weaver.

From 1759, he operated a weaving workshop in Stockholm. In 1773, Hilleström became a member of the board of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. The academy appointed him a professor in drawing in 1794. In 1805 he received the post of Vice-Chancellor of the academy and in 1810 he succeeded Louis Masreliez (1748-1810) as Director.

Text courtesy of Wikipedia, 2023