Gabriel Gotthard Sweidel

The Last Supper by Gabriel Gotthard Sweidel, medieval church in Korpo

Gabriel Gotthard Sweidel, also Sveidel or Sweidell, (1744 - March 22, 1813 Turku) was a Finnish church painter.

Sweidel worked as a master painter in Turku, painting primarily religious-themed works for church commissions. He married Gustava Stock Berg May 18, 1786. Their son, Joel Robert Sveidel was ordained a priest in 1820. He painted altarpieces for the Korpo church in 1792, the church of Kökar in 1803, and the Kokemäki Church in 1811.

References

• Tarvainen, Ilkka: Gabriel Gotthard Sweidel (1744-1813) and his works. (University thesis, University of Jyväskylä, in progress)