Finsta Gård — Aveelen

A detailed early eighteenth-century copperplate engraving by Johannes van den Aveelen depicting Finsta Gård, the historic birthplace of Saint Bridget of Sweden.

Original title: Finstad. Locus natalis divae Brigittae. Engraved by Johannes van den Aveelen. From Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna. Published in Stockholm, 1708.

This print offers a valuable historical record of Finsta Gård, a significant site in Swedish religious tradition as the birthplace of Saint Bridget (c. 1303–1373), founder of the Bridgettine Order. Aveelen's plate captures the architectural and landscape features of the estate with characteristic Baroque precision.

Copperplate engraving. Sheet size approximately 30.0 × 40.0 cm. Very Good.