Sophie Karsten
Swedish ballerina and painter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hedvig Sophie Karsten (3 September 1783 – 25 February 1862) was a Swedish ballerina and artist (painter).
Born to opera singers Christoffer Christian Karsten and Sophie Stebnowska, she was the sister of painter Elisabeth Charlotta Karsten.
Sophie Karsten became a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. In 1805, she was appointed premier dancer. She was also active as a painter, and participated in the exhibitions of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm between 1802 and 1804.[1] Her most noted painting was a mountain landscape.[2]
She married Filippo Taglioni in 1803, and became the mother of the ballerina Marie Taglioni.
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