Carl Wilhelm Nordgren

While still quite young, he took a job as a military trumpet player; largely because of his family's poverty, rather than musical aptitude.

He drew and painted as a hobby, and his skills were noticed by Count Magnus Brahe who, in 1828, helped him enroll at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts.

On Royal commission, in 1831, he painted a view of Gripsholm Castle In 1827, he married Johanna Amalia Rautell.

According to his own accounting, he created over 600 original portraits and a large number of copies.

His works may be seen at the Nationalmuseum,[1] the Stockholm City Museum, Nordiska museet, Länsmuseet Gävleborg [sv], and Skokloster Castle[2] as well as the Musée Bernadotte [fr] in France.