Andreas von Behn (1650 - 1730)     

• Also known as Anders Been, was a Norwegian painter and court dwarf in service of the Swedish queen dowager Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp.
• Born in Norway.
• Been found himself in the service of the Swedish Queen Dowager, who had a number of court dwarfs in her household.
• In Sweden, he was often referred to as "The Dwarf from Norway".
• Been gained recognition for his artistic talent and was known to have adorned some of the cabinets at Drottningholm Palace with his artwork. Eventually, Queen Dowager had him ennobled.
• In 1709, Been left Sweden furnished with travel funds from the Queen.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: David von Krafft, Andreas von Behn, Miniaturist, 1700.
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