Carl Johan Fahlcrantz

Carl Johan Fahlcrantz

Carl Johan Fahlcrantz (1774-1861), was a Swedish landscape painter, was born in Dalecarlia.

He was instructed by P. Ljung, a sculptor and painter, and depicted Northern scenery with a masterly touch, his twilight and moonlight scenes being particularly effective.

The following are among his best known works:

• The Legend of Frithiof.
• Several Views of Stockholm, Christiania, and Sparreholm, the Fortress of Bohns, the Hills of Smedjebakken, Cape Framnas, the Balestrand, and the Waterfall of Donare.

Gallery

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  Säby, Östergötland County
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  Painting from 1819

References

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•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bryan, Michael (1886). "Fahlkrantz, Karl Johann". In Graves, Robert Edmund. Bryan's Dictionary of Painters and Engravers (A–K). I (3rd ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.