Fredrik Akrel

His son, Carl Fredrik Akrel [sv], became a general in the Swedish Army and a cartographer.

[2] Fredrik Akrel studied at Uppsala University, where he learnt engraving from Anders Åkerman.

However, the trip appears to have had little effect on his development, and furthermore he was robbed of his travel funds and had to return prematurely to Sweden.

[5] From 1781 he employed an apprentice, Erik Åkerland, who with time would take over successively more of the daily running of the workshop.

[6] The death of Akrel's wife in 1797 appears to have weighed heavily on him, and his engagement in the workshop diminished even more.