Helena Arnell

Helena Arnell-Gezelius (1697 – 1 August 1751) was one of the first painters in Finland (then part of Sweden). She was the daughter of a Swedish nobleman Jonas Lauréntii Arnell and Helena Adlerberg. In 1720 she married Johannes Gezelius the Youngest – doctor of theology and bishop of Porvoo. They had a son named Johan Gezelius (later Olivecreutz). After her husband died in 1733, Helena moved to Sauvo.