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where she was in a beauty contest. Krouthén is said to have been enthralled by her beauty, and she became his first model. They married in 1886 but their first child died at birth the same year. In 1891, Hulda gave birth to twins but died during the delivery. It was not easy to make a living from art
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of his wife Hulda in 1891, Krouthén and his children moved to the
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