Arvid Karlsteen

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Born(1647-03-16)16 March 1647
Gelleråsen (present-day Karlskoga Municipality), Sweden
Died3 May 1718(1718-05-03) (aged 71)
Stockholm, Sweden
SpouseMagdalena Elisabet Schenkowitz
Children10
Arvid Karlsteen
Born(1647-03-16)16 March 1647
Gelleråsen (present-day Karlskoga Municipality), Sweden
Died3 May 1718(1718-05-03) (aged 71)
Stockholm, Sweden
SpouseMagdalena Elisabet Schenkowitz
Children10
Miniature portrait of Charles XI of Sweden made by Karlsteen

Arvid Karlsteen (16 March 1647 – 3 May 1718) was a Swedish medal engraver[1] and portrait miniaturist.

Born on March 16, 1647, on a farm near Karlskoga. Karlsteen was the son of Jonas Kjellander, a cartographer, and his wife Brita Larsdotter von Sacken.[2][3] He was ennobled in 1692.

Married Magdalena Elisabet Schenkowitz in 1674 and had issue.

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