Caroline von Knorring
Swedish photographer
Caroline Gustafva Eleonora von Knorring (6 October 1841 – 4 August 1925) was a Swedish photographer and one of the first professional woman photographers in Sweden.
Early life
Caroline von Knorring was born in Gothenburg, Sweden on 6 October 1841 to Major and Baron Gustaf Isak von Knorring, a member of the von Knorring noble family. When her father failed in business, she was encouraged to take up photography as a profession, as it was considered a respectable trade.
Career
Von Knorring moved from Gothenburg to Stockholm and opened a photo studio at Jakobsbergsgatan, which she ran between 1864 and 1871. Of Stockholm's one hundred registered photographers in the 1860s, there were only 15 women. She participated at the Industrial Exhibition in Stockholm in 1866.
Personal life
In 1872, she married Ehrenfried Roth, a wealthy politician. After marriage, she closed her studio in Stockholm and moved to a mansion in Sunnansjö. At Sunnansjö, she photographed landscapes for pleasure. She lived there until the death of her husband in 1905.
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