Johan Alm (1728–1810) was a Finnish painter and field sergeant. Alm was born and lived and worked most of his life in the city of

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

. Alm's son

Immanuel Alm Immanuel Alm (1767–1809) was a Finnish painter. Alm's father Johan Alm was also a painter. They both worked on religious-themed paintings, including altarpieces such as one at the church in Kaustinen. The National Museum of Finland The ...

was also a painter. They both worked on religious-themed paintings, including altarpieces such as one at the church in

Kaustinen Kaustinen ( sv, Kaustby) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of of which is water. The popula ...

. Alm was also responsible for ceilings and other interior works at churches in

Kvevlax Kvevlax ( fi, Koivulahti) is a church village in the municipality of Korsholm, Finland. It is located approximately north of the city of Vaasa. Kvevlax became an independent parish in 1857. Until 1 January 1973 it was an independent municipalit ...

and

Isokyrö Isokyrö (; sv, Storkyro) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In the name of th ...

. Johan Alm Brief Biography (Finnish), Retrieved 2010-07-19

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* Some of this material was translated from the * Appelgren, Kari: Johan Alm, Hantverksmålare i Vasa på 1700-talet, 1974 1728 births 1810 deaths Finnish male painters 18th-century Finnish painters 18th-century male artists 19th-century Finnish painters 19th-century Finnish male artists {{Finland-painter-stub

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