Erik Palmstedt

At the age of seven, Palmstedt began to attend Maria Church School, where one of his schoolmates was the future Swedish writer of songs Carl Michael Bellman, who became his lifelong friend.

[2] At the age of 14, Palmstedt became a pupil of Stockholm's city architect, Johan Eberhard Carlberg.

"[3] As early as 1760, Palmstedt's name appears on architectural drawings for eight buildings in Södermalm, which had suffered a major fire in 1759.

[3] After the death of Carlberg in 1773, Palmstedt became Stockholm's vice-architect, a position he would hold until the end of his life.

The circle that gathered at their house on Svartmannagatan included noted Swedish songwriter Carl Michael Bellman and the composer Joseph Martin Kraus.