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

Biography

Helsted was born in

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, Denmark. He was the son of Johan Helsted and Ane Marie Salathee. From 1834 to 1837 he studied at the

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. He conducted study trips to

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(1841),

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and

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(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. In 1841, he married Anna Christiane Vilhelmine Olsen (1815–1889). He was the father of painter

Axel Helsted Axel Theophilus Helsted (11 April 1847 – 17 February 1907) was a Danish painter. Biography Helsted was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was the son of the painter Frederik Ferdinand Helsted. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ...

(1847–1907). He was buried at the

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in Copenhagen.

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