Erik Ersson

Erik "Snickarmålarn" Ersson (1730–1800) was a decorative painter from Delsbo socken.

[1] Ersson grew up at the Snickars farmhouse in Källeräng village in Delsbo socken.

[1] At the age of 19, he was taken to court for loitering but managed to avoid forced conscription.

[1] Ersson is on the basis of his apprenticeship with Gustaf Reuter and his style considered a member of the Delsbo school of decorative painting.

[4] Between 1751 and 1752 he decorated the interior of Hög church together with Gustav Reuter's son Carl Roth.