Carl Wilhelm Nordgren

Place: Stockholm

Born: 1804

Death: 1857

Biography:

Carl Wilhelm Nordgren was a Swedish portrait painter and professional trumpeter, born in Stockholm, Sweden on May 11, 1804, and died in Stockholm, Sweden on January 9, 1857. He was the son of Gustaf Daniel Nordgren, a watchmaker. Due to his family's poverty, he took a job as a military trumpet player, but his drawing and painting skills were noticed by Count Magnus Brahe, who helped him enroll at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts in 1828.

Artistic Career

At the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, Nordgren studied portrait painting with Fredric Westin. He participated in the Academy's exhibitions until 1856 and created over 600 original portraits, as well as some landscapes, genre scenes, and religious works. His works can be seen at various museums in Sweden, including the Nationalmuseum, the Stockholm City Museum, and Skokloster Castle, as well as the Musée Bernadotte in France. Some of his notable works include:

• Carl Wilhelm Nordgren's portrait paintings, which can be found on Wikioo.org
• Gripsholm Castle, painted in 1831, which is now part of the Nationalmuseum collection
• Axel Nordgren's paintings, which are also available on Wikioo.org

Legacy

Nordgren's legacy can be seen in his numerous portrait paintings, which are now part of various museum collections. His son, Axel Nordgren, also became a well-known painter, and their works can be found on Wikioo.org. For more information about Carl Wilhelm Nordgren, visit his page on Wikipedia or explore his artworks on Wikioo.org.