Hedvig Tersmeden (née Wegelin 31 October 1766 – 18 August 1842)[1] was a Swedish noblewoman, Swedish artists' model, known for being the depicted woman in a painting by Carl Fredrik von Breda[2] named Hedvig Wegelin with daughters.

[4] She was the daughter of Johan Wegelin, a native of Swedish Livonia, and Hedvig Schméer.

On December 18, 1783, Hedvig Wegelin married ironmaster Jacob Niclas Tersmeden in the parish of Näsby in Örebro County.

[6] In the following years, Wegelin and Tersmeden had four children: When her husband had passed away in 1822, Hedvig, now a widow, moved to Kägleholm, where she saw the necessity of starting a village school in Ödeby parish.

The school was housed in the remaining parts of the old castle and the students were taught geography and history.