Nils Andersson
Illustration — Nils Andersson self-portrait • Illustration — Goatherd with herd and landscape, painting from 1854. Nils Andresson (1817–1865), was a Swedish painter, who was born in East Gothland, in 1817, was the son of a peasant. After he had received a course of instruction in Stockholm, he travelled through Europe, and went in 1854 to Paris, where he stayed for two years, and studied under Couture.
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Nils Andersson
Självporträtt / self-portrait · Svenska konstnärer i bild med text · Public domain
- Born
- 1817
- Died
- 1865 · Vaxholms church parish.
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- history · genre
- Education
- Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
- Known for
- Peasants from Sorunda on their Way to Stockholm · Forest Landscape with a Shepherd Boy and Cattle · Marcus Larson (1825-1864), artist and married to Adelaide Roos
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Illustration — Nils Andersson self-portrait • Illustration — Goatherd with herd and landscape, painting from 1854. Nils Andresson (1817–1865), was a Swedish painter, who was born in East Gothland, in 1817, was the son of a peasant. After he had received a course of instruction in Stockholm, he travelled through Europe, and went in 1854 to Paris, where he stayed for two years, and studied under Couture.
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On his return to Stockholm, he was made a member of the Academy, and in 1858 a professor. He died in Vaxholm, near Stockholm, in 1865. He painted historical pieces, pictures of genre subjects, and landscapes with animals. Good examples of his work are in the National Museum at Stockholm.
Nils Andersson studied at Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are history and genre. Employment is recorded with Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. Works named in the authority record are Peasants from Sorunda on their Way to Stockholm, Forest Landscape with a Shepherd Boy and Cattle and Marcus Larson (1825-1864), artist, married to Adelaide Roos. Work by Nils Andersson is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, National Portrait Gallery of Sweden and Gothenburg Museum of Art.
Works recorded as notable number 3: Peasants from Sorunda on their Way to Stockholm, Forest Landscape with a Shepherd Boy and Cattle and Marcus Larson (1825-1864), artist, married to Adelaide Roos. His recorded genres are history and genre.
Nils Andersson (1817—1865)
Edward Skill · Ny Illustrerad Tidning, July 1, 1865
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1817
Nils Andersson born.
1865
Nils Andersson died at Vaxholms church parish.
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