Agnes Börjesson

Agnes Fredrika Börjesson, sometimes called Agneta (1 May 1827, Uppsala – 26 January 1900, Alassio, Italy), was a Swedish painter who specialized in genre and historical scenes.

In 1849, she became one of the first four women admitted to the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts and, from 1852 to 1853, studied with Constantin Hansen, who had recently spent a decade working in Italy.

She settled in Rome, and for a time lived with her friend, the painter Sofie Ribbing.

Eventually she decided to stay in Italy, although she continued to send her works to Sweden, and, until 1880, participated in exhibitions at the Royal Academy, of which she became a member in 1872.

She spent long periods in Venice and on Sicily, as well as making short visits to Spain and Morocco.