Margareta Capsia

Margareta Capsia
Born1682 (1682)
Sweden
Died20 June 1759(1759-06-20) (aged 76–77)
Finland
NationalitySwedish-Finnish
Known forPainting
Spouse
Jacob Gavelin
(m. 1719)
Johannes Browallius by Margareta Capsia, Helsinki University Museum, 1750

Margareta Capsia (1682 – 20 June 1759) was a Swedish/Finnish artist, the first professional native female artist in Finland, which during her lifetime was a part of Sweden. She mainly painted altarpieces, but was also active as a portrait painter.