Early Life, Family and Training Maria Wrangel was born on March 18, 1861, in Jönköpings Kristina församling, Jönköpings län, Sweden. She was the daughter of Governor Gustaf Asplund and Tekla Nordqvist. Her upbringing provided a foundation that allowed her to pursue diverse disciplines before settling into a professional focus on painting. Her early interests were not limited to the visual arts, as she began her formal education with a…