Charlotta Cederström
Christina Charlotta Cederström née Mörner af Morlanda was a Swedish dilettante artist, salon hostess, and baroness. She was an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, as well as an honorary member of the French Académie des Beaux-ArtsLife
She was born at Alvesta in Småland, Sweden. Her parents were Count Gustaf Mörner af Morlanda and Sofia Elisabet Steuch. She was married in 1780 to Baron Axel Ture Gyllenkrok, whom she divorced in 1799. She was the mother of Axel Gustaf Gyllenkrok.
During her first marriage, she spent her days at Björnstorp Castle, her husband's estate in the countryside of Lund.
Bored, she developed her artistic talents in various genres. She wrote poems and a novel in the style of Rousseau. She drew in ink and Indian ink and painted in oil. She wrote songs and composed music to them, the best known being Välkommen, o måne, min åldrige vän.
She married Baron Bror Cederström in 1800 and was the step-mother of Gustaf Albrecht Bror Cederström.
After her second marriage, she moved to Stockholm, where she established a salon and became a central figure in the city's cultural life. She participated in the exhibitions of the academy with oil paintings. In 1803, she was elected an honorary member of both the Swedish and French Academies of Art.
