Pierre Louis Alexandre
| Pierre Louis Alexandre | |
|---|---|
| File:Portret Petterson Karin Larsson.jpgPortret Petterson Karin Larsson.jpg | |
| Born | Pierre Louis Alexandre 19 November 1843 Cayenne, French Guiana |
| 💀Died | 29 April 1905 Stockholm, Sweden29 April 1905 |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 📆 Years active | 1878-1903 |
Pierre Louis Alexandre (fr, 19 November 1843, Cayenne, French Guiana — 29 April 1905, Stockholm, Sweden) was a French docker in Sweden. Alexandre went down in history as an art model at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts from 1878 to 1903, making him probably the most represented black model of the 19th century.
Life
Probably born Pierre Louis Alexandre, during his Swedish life, he also called himself (Peder/Pierre) Louis Pettersson or Alexandersson. He was very often known by the nickname Negern Pettersson ("Pettersson the Negro") or Svarte Peder ("Black Peter").
References
- Mats Werner, Svarte Peder / Negern Petterson : från Cayenne till Nationalmuseum, 2021, 126 p.
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