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Anders Zorn was a Swedish painter and engraver born in Mora. He studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm, Sweden from 1875 to 1880. In 1880, Anders Zorn revealed at an exhibition the portrait of a grieving child, which propels her career and allowed him to have many orders. He enjoyed international success and he became one of the most acclaimed portrait painters of his time. At the turn of the 20th century, the success of Anders Zorn rivals that of the most famous artists of his time, including John Singer Sargent. Among his models including include three American presidents: Grover Cleveland, William Taft (portrait still appears in the White House today) and finally Theodore Roosevelt as an engraving. Anders Zorn is also famous for his paintings of naked outdoors and its vivid depictions of water. Some of his most important works can be seen at Nationalmuseum (National Museum of Fine Arts) in Stockholm. Among them is the Midsummer Dance (1897), a depiction of dancers in the evening light of a rural St. Jean celebration.