Johan Pasch

The following year, he was enrolled as one of the first students at the newly founded "Kungliga Ritareakademien" (now the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts), where he studied drawing with Guillaume Taraval, the school's first Director.

Later, he became Taraval's teaching assistant and worked with him at Stockholm Palace where he, Domenico Francia and Alessandro Ferretti [sv] were decorating the ceilings.

He made further visits to Paris in 1740 and 1741, while continuing to teach at the Academy and work on the decorative paintings at Stockholm Palace.

Beginning in 1755, he made an extensive study trip to Rome and Paris, financed by Queen Luisa, and accompanied by the architect, Jean Eric Rehn.

From 1763 to 1765, he worked at Erstavik Mansion and, from 1765 to 1768, his major projects were at the Chinese Pavilion and Drottningholm Palace, where he created a large series of allegorical panels.