Maria Tesch
1850–1936 (age 86)
Biography
Maria Tesch was a Swedish photographer who pioneered her craft during a transformative period in the history of photography. As one of the early practitioners of this emerging medium, she captured images that documented Swedish life and society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Tesch's photographic career spanned from 1850 to 1936, years during which photography evolved from a novel technology to an essential art form. She was laid to rest at the old cemetery in Eksjö, where her pioneering contributions to Swedish visual culture are remembered.