A Life of Letters and Commerce Anders Odel lived a life defined by the intersection of intellectual pursuit and administrative duty in eighteenth-century Sweden. Born in 1718, he moved through the academic circles of Upsala as a student in 1738 before finding his footing within the bureaucratic structures of Stockholm. His career was not one of a painter, but rather that of a man of letters, an economist, and a director. He served as a…
Scroll through Anders Odel's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
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