Gustaf Erik Hedman (1777 – 1841) was a Finnish painter. Hedman was born in

Oulu Oulu ( , ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Ostrobothnia. It is located on the northwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Oulujoki, River Oulu. The population of Oulu is approximately , while the Oulu sub-regio ...

, and married to Elisabeth Margaretha. He studied at the

Royal Swedish Academy of Arts The Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts (), commonly called the Royal Academy, is located in Stockholm, Sweden. An independent organization that promotes the development of painting, sculpture, architecture, and other fine arts, it is one of seve ...

. He primarily painted religious-themed works for church commissions. His works include murals and

altarpiece An altarpiece is a painting or sculpture, including relief, of religious subject matter made for placing at the back of or behind the altar of a Christian church. Though most commonly used for a single work of art such as a painting or sculpture, ...

s at the Esse (1816) and

Vähäkyrö Vähäkyrö () is a former municipality of Finland and an exclave of the city of Vaasa since January 1, 2013. It was located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 4,727 (31 ...

(1819) churches. He has also painted furniture.Marko Kasto: Finland Signed furniture paintings (p. 48) Provincial Museum of Lapland. 10/20/2007.

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1777 births 1841 deaths People from Oulu 18th-century Finnish painters 18th-century Finnish male artists Finnish male painters 19th-century Finnish painters 19th-century Finnish male artists Painters from the Russian Empire {{Finland-painter-stub