| Helena Arnell | |
|---|---|
| _-_Nationalmuseum_-_15124.tif.jpg.webp) Helena Arnell by Johan Henrik Scheffel in 1733 | |
| Born | Helena Arnell-Gezelius 1697 | 
| Died | 1 August 1751 (aged 53–54) | 
| Known for | Painting | 
Helena Arnell-Gezelius (1697 – 1 August 1751[1]) was one of the first painters in Finland.
She was the daughter of a Swedish nobleman Jonas Lauréntii Arnell and Helena Adlerberg.[2] In 1720 she married Johannes Gezelius the Youngest – doctor of theology and bishop of Porvoo.[2] They had a son named Johan Gezelius (later Olivecreutz).[3][4]
After her husband died in 1733,[3] Helena moved to Sauvo.[1]
Works
_-_Nationalmuseum_-_14973.tif.jpg.webp) Portrait of Johannes Gezelius the younger Portrait of Johannes Gezelius the younger
![Portrait of Carl Olderman Cronstedt [fi], 1740s](../I/Carl_Olderman_Cronstedt_by_Arnell.jpg.webp) Portrait of Carl Olderman Cronstedt, 1740s Portrait of Carl Olderman Cronstedt, 1740s
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- 1 2 "Naisten Salonki". Sinebrychoffin Taidemuseo (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
- 1 2 "Släkten FLEMING" (PDF) (in Swedish). p. 61. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- 1 2 "Ylioppilasmatrikkeli 1640-1852 - Johan Gezelius". Helsinki.fi - Helsingin yliopisto (in Finnish). 2005. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ Mänttylä, Ilkka (22 February 1999). "Olivecreutz, Johan (1721–1804)". Kansallisbiografia. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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