Lars Jacob von Röök

Lars Jacob von Röök (14 October 1778, Stralsund - 6 February 1867, Stockholm) was a Swedish painter, architect and museum manager.

His father, Carl Fredrik von Röök [sv], was a military officer in charge of the Stralsund fortification brigade.

The following year, he set down his impressions in a book called Anteckningar under en resa på Sicilien (Notes from a trip to Sicily).

[1] In 1830, he was appointed "Kamrer" (Chamberlain) for the "Konglig Museum" (now the Nationalmuseum) in Stockholm, where he arranged the collection according to principles he had learned while studying overseas.

He received the title of "Hovintendent" (a type of financial overseer) in 1837 and, two years later, became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.