Carl Gustaf Qvarnström

His father, Erik Gustaf Qvarnström [sv], was a chamber servant (kammartjänare) for Princess Sofia Albertina.

At the age of eleven, he entered the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts preparatory school and won his first award when he was twelve.

By the age of fourteen, he was presenting drawings at the Academy's exhibitions after studying at the modeling school, under the direction of Gustaf Erik Hasselgren and Fredric Westin.

His works were influenced by Bengt Erland Fogelberg and Bertel Thorvaldsen, and generally reflected contemporary tastes.

Among his best known sculptures are those of Esaias Tegnér, Jöns Jacob Berzelius, Carl Adolph Agardh, Gustav II Adolf and Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson.