Elisabeth Järnefelt
The Järnefelt family with composer Jean Sibelius
Standing: Arvid, Armas, Eero and his wife Saimi Järnefelt.
Seated: Aino Sibelius, Elisabeth Järnefelt, Jean Sibelius, Emmy (Arvid's wife) and Eero (Arvid's son), Elli Järnefelt (Aino's sister), Mikael Clodt (Elisabeth's brother) and Kasper Järnefelt.
This picture was taken after August Alexander Järnefelt's death in 1896.
Standing: Arvid, Armas, Eero and his wife Saimi Järnefelt.
Seated: Aino Sibelius, Elisabeth Järnefelt, Jean Sibelius, Emmy (Arvid's wife) and Eero (Arvid's son), Elli Järnefelt (Aino's sister), Mikael Clodt (Elisabeth's brother) and Kasper Järnefelt.
This picture was taken after August Alexander Järnefelt's death in 1896.
Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg) (January 11, 1839 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – February 3, 1929 in Helsinki, Finland) was known as mother of Finnish art and culture.
Elisabeth's parents were Konstantin Clodt and Catharina Vigné. Elisabeth married August Aleksander Järnefelt on December 22, 1857 at Saint Petersburg. Their children were Kasper, Arvid, Erik, Ellida, Ellen, Armas, Aino, Hilja and Sigrid. Armas, Arvid and Erik were famous Finnish cultural figures. Daughter Aino Järnefelt was married to composer Jean Sibelius. Elisabeth Järnefelt was also a good friend of the writer Juhani Aho.
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