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Carl Johan Fahlcrantz
Carl Johan Fahlcrantz (29 November 1774 - 29 November 1861) was a Swedish painter. Biography He was born in the Stora Tuna Parish of Dalarna, Sweden. He was the son of Johan Fahlcrantz and Gustafva De Brenner. His father was a vicar in Kungsåra parish. His brothers were the sculptor, Axel Magnus Fahlcrantz (1780–1854), and the theologian, Christian Eric Fahlcrantz (1780–1866). His great-grandfather Elias Brenner (1647–1717) was an artist and draftsman. His great-grandmother Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659–1730) was a writer and poet. In 1791, he went to Stockholm and secured an apprenticeship as a decorative painter with at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. After one year, he became a student of Emanuel Limnell and lived with his family until around 1800. He also received guidance from Elias Martin and studied landscape painting with Louis Belanger, who had immigrated from France in 1798. Soon, he began to receive numerous orders for landscapes and vedute, often compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Johan Fahlcrantz
Carl Johan Fahlcrantz (29 November 1774 - 29 November 1861) was a Swedish painter. Biography He was born in the Stora Tuna Parish of Dalarna, Sweden. He was the son of Johan Fahlcrantz and Gustafva De Brenner. His father was a vicar in Kungsåra parish. His brothers were the sculptor, Axel Magnus Fahlcrantz (1780–1854), and the theologian, Christian Eric Fahlcrantz (1780–1866). His great-grandfather Elias Brenner (1647–1717) was an artist and draftsman. His great-grandmother Sophia Elisabet Brenner (1659–1730) was a writer and poet. In 1791, he went to Stockholm and secured an apprenticeship as a decorative painter with at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. After one year, he became a student of Emanuel Limnell and lived with his family until around 1800. He also received guidance from Elias Martin and studied landscape painting with Louis Belanger, who had immigrated from France in 1798. Soon, he began to receive numerous orders for landscapes and vedute, often compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
