Olof Hermelin

Olof Hermelin (8 February 1827, in Säby Parish, Småland – 3 December 1913, in Stocksund)[1] was a Swedish painter, author and landowner.

His military career turned out to be short-lived, however, as he resigned the following year and settled down on his property in Råby-Rekarne Parish, Österby.

During his time in Stockholm, he had taken classes from the landscape painter, Tore Billing [sv], at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts, and had decided to pursue a career as an artist instead.

In 1871, he was named an "agré" (a type of member candidate) at the Royal Academy and, in 1876, served as the Commissioner for the Swedish art exhibit at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

In 1885, he joined with numerous other Swedish artists in a group known as the Opponenterna, which was opposed to what they felt were the archaic teaching methods in use at the Academy.