Peter Adolf Hall
Peter Adolf Hall | |
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Born | Peter Adolf Hall 23 February 1739 Borås, Sweden |
Died | 15 May 1793 Belgium | (aged 54)
Education | Uppsala University |
Occupation | Painter |
Spouse | Marie Adelaïde Gobin |
Parent(s) | Petter Börjesson Hall and Eva Margareta |
Relatives | Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin, (once removed cousin) Birger Martin (brother) Adélaïde Victoire Hall, Angélique Lucie Hall, Adolphine Mélanie Isabelle Hall and Hippolyte Adolphe Hall (1780-1833). |
Peter Adolf Hall, also known as PA Hall or Peter Adolphe Hall, (23 February 1739 in Borås – 15 May 1793 in Liège), was a Swedish-French artist who mainly devoted himself to miniature painting.
Early life
Hall was born to a merchant and magistrate in Borås, who was also a Member of Parliament, Petter Börjesson Hall (1707-1776) and Eva Margareta. Eva was an older cousin of the astronomer Pehr Wilhelm Wargentin. Together with his younger brother Birger Martin, Hall studied medicine and 'natural history' between 1753-55 at Uppsala University's medical faculty where Carl Linnaeus taught. In the following years, 1755–59, the brothers went on a period-style educational journey in Europe under the guidance of a teacher, Mr. Lars Brisman. In Berlin and Hamburg, Peter Adolf acquainted himself both with playing music and took a liking to the visual arts. To his father's chagrin, he started working in enamel and miniature painting instead of becoming a doctor.
Career
In May 1766 Hall began to work as an artist in
Family
On 23 April 1771 he married a merchant's daughter, Marie Adelaïde Gobin (1752-1832), in the newly built parish church of
Exile
Peter Adolf Hall was a strong supporter of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideology. Among those who visited his home on the Rue du Petit-Reposoir in Paris were not only the art world participants and patrons but also the Marquis of Lafayette. Hall was present at the Storming of the Bastille as a revolutionary officer. In 1791 he went into exile though and never reunited with his family in Paris ever again. His wife's inherited wealth was confiscated by the nation and a son-in-law married to the painter's first-born was torn to pieces by a mob six weeks after their wedding. Hall supported his family from abroad as best as he could, but died in Belgium a few years later.
References
- Lennart Andersson Palm: Peter Adolf Hall - The most famous borås author. In: Boras's history I (2005), pp. 173–78.
- Karl Asplund: Peter Adolf Hall. A biographical sketch. National Museums Yearbook. (1938).
- Karl Asplund: Peter Adolf Hall. In: Sixten Strömbom (eds): Five Great Gustavian (Collins, 1944)
- Per Bjurström: Swedish artist lexicon (1957), Part III
- Görel Cavalli-Björkman: Swedish miniature painting: an art book from National Museum (Raben & Sjogren, 1981) ISBN 91-29-55392-X
- Torben Holck Colding: Aspects of Miniature Painting (Copenhagen, 1953)
- Denis Diderot and others.: Reviews of Hall's works (1769–89), at the annual Paris salon group exhibition, from among others. a Mercure de France and L'Avantcourer. Although excerpts from General newspapers Halls activity in Paris. (Uppsala University Library, Manuscript Department, S-L Gahm-Persson collections (Dossier X 211).
- Nils Forssell: Peter Adolf Hall and Boras. In: Boras's history 2 (1953), pp. 150–54.
- Johan Fredrik Höckert: Peter Adolf Hall In Series: Champion of Swedish Art (6) (Malmo, 1950) p. 156
- Regine de Plinval the Guillebon: Pierre Adolphe Hall 1739-1793, Miniaturiste anglais, Peintre du Roi et des Enfants de France (Paris, 2000)
- Oscar Levertin: Niklas Lafrensen D. Y. and relations between Swedish and French painting in the 1700s (the Royal Hofboktryckeriet, 1899). Section of Hall pages 52–63 and pages 158-163.
- John Zaméo Lofgren: The miniatures of Peter Adolf Hall, PhD thesis, Univ of Oregon (Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms International, 1976) p. 247
- Axel Sjöblom: Comments on Peter Adolf Hall's technology. In: Sixten Strömbom (eds): Five Great Gustavian (Collins, 1944)
- Seth Tingvallsgatan: Peter Adolf Hall - Boras greatest son. In: The seven counties agree Yearbook (1960)
- Fredric Villot: Hall, Celebre Miniaturiste You Xviii Siècle: Sa Vie, Ses oeuvres, Sa Correspondance (Paris 1867, 2010) ISBN 1145131085
External links
Media related to Peter Adolf Hall at Wikimedia Commons