Carl Wilhelm Nordgren
Carl Wilhelm Nordgren (11 May 1804, Stockholm - 9 January 1857, Stockholm) was a Swedish portrait painter and professional trumpeter, for the Life Guards of Horse.
Biography
His father, Gustaf Daniel Nordgren, was a watchmaker. While still quite young, he took a job as a military trumpet player; largely because of his family's poverty, rather than musical aptitude.
He drew and painted as a hobby, and his skills were noticed by Count Magnus Brahe who, in 1828, helped him enroll at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. There, he studied portrait painting with Fredric Westin. He participated in the Academy's exhibitions until 1856. On Royal commission, in 1831, he painted a view of Gripsholm Castle
In 1827, he married Johanna Amalia Rautell. Their son, Axel also became a well known painter.
According to his own accounting, he created over 600 original portraits and a large number of copies. He also did some landscapes,
] in France.References
- ^ "Nationalmuseum - Carl Wilhelm Nordgren", Emp-web-84.zetcom.ch/emp/emuseumplus?service=externalinterface&module=artist&objectid=5073&viewtype=detailview, retrieved 4 September 2020
- ^ "LSH", Emuseumplus.lsh.se/emuseumplus?service=externalinterface&module=collection&objectid=23107&viewtype=detailview, retrieved 4 September 2020
Further reading
- Svenskt konstnärslexikon, Vol. IV, pg.237, Allhems Förlag, Malmö.
- Biography from the Projekt Runeberg
External links
Media related to Carl Wilhelm Nordgren at Wikimedia Commons
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