Johan Erik Lindh

Johan Erik Lindh (11 October 1793 – 21 January 1865) was a Swedish painter and a former decorative painter who moved to Finland.^[1]

Johan Erik Lindh
Self-portrait, 1834
Born	(1793-10-11)October 11, 1793 Roslagen
Died	January 21, 1865(1865-01-21) (aged 71) Helsinki
Occupation	Painter

Biography

Lindh was born in Roslagen, the son of a soldier, Erik Lindh, and his wife Maja Greta Lindh. He married Hedvig Kristina Liljeberg. He studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm. He graduated in 1814 and worked as a painter's apprentice.

He moved in 1817 to Kokkola and adorned the Vaasa Court of Appeal with paintings. In 1827, Granberg moved from Turku to Helsinki. During the 1830s he was one of the few artists that could support himself with his work. He also taught. One of his students was Edla Blommér.^[2][3]

His works were exhibited for the first time in 1847. Some of his works can be found at the Nationalmuseum, the Helsinki City Art Museum, and the Turku Historical Museum. He painted church altarpieces in Kokkola, Oravais, and Tenala. He also painted a number of portraits. He died in Helsinki.

Gallery

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  Portrait of Johan Carl Ludvig Engel
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  Portrait of Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt by Johan Erik Lindh, based on the original by Carl Fredrik von Breda, Helsinki University Museum, 1845
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  Portrait of Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, 1849–1851
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  Portrait of Eva Törngren
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  Portrait of Alexander Franzevich von Reinecke (1796–1870), navy captain, brother of Michael Reinecke