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| Keywords: In the Anchor-Forge at Söderfors. The Smiths Hard at Work (Pehr Hilleström d.ä.) - Nationalmuseum - 17964.tif Artwork Creator Pehr Hilleström In the Anchor-Forge at Söderfors The Smiths Hard at Work In a number of paintings Pehr Hilleström was engaged to depict the furnace-lit interiors of forges and foundries connected to the Swedish iron making manor estates of the late 18th century In this picture the scene is from the anchor forge at Söderfors in the province of Uppland During the early industrial period the iron making estates of this region were of crucial importance to the economic life of Sweden The painting shows a realistic scene of the forge were the then world famous anchors of Söderfors were being made � many of which were exported to England The owner of this specific ironwork Adolf Ulrik Grill commissioned the monumental interior of his anchor-forge in 1782 He is himself visible in the picture as the well-dressed man to the right inviting a group of fancy visitors into the dark and dramatically lit room The importance of this commission is underlined by its monumental size � the width of the canvas measures nearly two meters Historians have noted the extreme truthfulness in all details in Hilleström �s industrial scenes Through this quality his paintings are invaluable sources for our knowledge of early industrial history but this phenomenon also tells us something about their contemporary reception Even though these scenes certainly can convey something of a romantic atmosphere they were not solely intended as theatrical tableaux Instead the correctness of the technical details gives evidence to the engagement and the pride that the Swedish society attached to the iron making industry in the 18th century header In a number of paintings Pehr Hilleström was engaged to depict the furnace-lit interiors of forges and foundries connected to the Swedish iron making manor estates of the late 18th century In this picture the scene is from the anchor forge at Söderfors in the province of Uppland During the early industrial period the iron making estates of this region were of crucial importance to the economic life of Sweden The painting shows a realistic scene of the forge were the then world famous anchors of Söderfors were being made � many of which were exported to England The owner of this specific ironwork Adolf Ulrik Grill commissioned the monumental interior of his anchor-forge in 1782 He is himself visible in the picture as the well-dressed man to the right inviting a group of fancy visitors into the dark and dramatically lit room The importance of this commission is underlined by its monumental size � the width of the canvas measures nearly two meters Historians have noted the extreme truthfulness in all details in Hilleström �s industrial scenes Through this quality his paintings are invaluable sources for our knowledge of early industrial history but this phenomenon also tells us something about their contemporary reception Even though these scenes certainly can convey something of a romantic atmosphere they were not solely intended as theatrical tableaux Instead the correctness of the technical details gives evidence to the engagement and the pride that the Swedish society attached to the iron making industry in the 18th century date Olja på duk Size cm 185 137 Framed Size cm 213 165 8 Institution Nationalmuseum Stockholm Signerad Hilleström accession number 17964 NM 961 place of creation Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum Stockholm cooperation project Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-auto PD-Nationalmuseum_Stockholm 1816 Media contributed by Nationalmuseum Stockholm 2016-10 Paintings in the Nationalmuseum Stockholm Pehr Hilleström | ||||