Carl Fredrik Kiörboe

Carl Fredrik Kiörboe (1 June 1799, Christiansfeld – 2 January 1876, Dijon) was a Danish-born Swedish artist who specialized in paintings with animals; primarily dogs and horses. He was apparently self-taught.

Biography

He was born in what was then the

veterinary surgeon, he enlisted in the Jämtlands hästjägare [sv

] (cavalry regiment) in 1829.

He began by painting small pictures of horses in

lithograph. His works were executed while on assignment as well as at his home base. He was eventually promoted to Lieutenant and, in 1837, was officially granted the title of ryttmästare

. After leaving the service, he spent some time in Berlin then, in 1840, went to Paris, where he decided to stay, although he remained a Swedish citizen.

He soon became famous for his animal paintings and was commissioned to do

Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and court painter

.

During the Paris Commune, his home in Saint-Cloud was destroyed. He then moved to Dijon to live with his step-daughter.

Kiörboe's works are represented at the

Nationalmuseum^[2] and Skokloster Castle.^[3]