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.

However, after studying animal anatomy with an uncle named Norling, who was a veterinary surgeon, he enlisted in the Jämtlands hästjägare [sv] (cavalry regiment) in 1829.

He began by painting small pictures of horses in pastel, but soon switched to oils and the occasional lithograph.

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.

His most often reproduced painting is Översvämningen (The Flood), which depicts a dog, clinging to wreckage, while her puppies swim there to safety.