Frederik Ferdinand Helsted

Frederik Ferdinand Helsted (March 18, 1809 – December 11, 1875) was a Danish painter and drawing master.

He was the son of Johan Helsted and Ane Marie Salathee.

He conducted study trips to Düsseldorf (1841), Nice, Florence and Rome (1844–45).

In 1845 he set up a drawing school in Copenhagen which he ran for 30 years.

After 1849, he abandoned his painting career and concentrated on drawing lessons.