Lisa Erlandsdotter

Lisa Erlandsdotter (1774–1854), was a Swedish artist (tapistry maker).

Daughter of the gardener Erland Hallberg and Anna Maria Kristoffersdotter and the sister of Sven Erlandsson (1768–1853) and Katarina Erlandsdotter (1771–1848); the three siblings all became known as artists. Lisa Erlandsdotter made bonadsmålning, a Swedish art form, which is a type of painted tapistry of textile used for decoration, largely among the peasantry. She worked with her brother Sven and her sister Katarina, but where particularly known for her motives of weddings and flowers. She married Johannes Gunnarsson in 1802.

Lisa Erlandsdotter lived her entire life in the countryside at Mårdaklev in Älvsborgs län.

References

• Svenskt konstnärslexikon (Swedish Art dictionary) Allhems Förlag, Malmö (1952) (Swedish)