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Johan Alm (1728–1810) was a Finnish painter (living almost all his life in what was then Sweden) and field sergeant. Alm was born and lived and worked most of his life in the city of
Vaasa Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),Immanuel Alm was also a painter. They both worked on religious-themed paintings, including altarpieces such as one at the church in
Kaustinen Kaustinen () is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population about 4300 and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Halsua, ...
. Alm was also responsible for ceilings and other interior works at churches in
Kvevlax Kvevlax () is a church village in the municipality of Korsholm, Finland. It is located approximately north of the city of Vaasa. Kvevlax became an independent parish in 1857. Until 1 January 1973 it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has ...
and
Isokyrö Isokyrö (; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Ostrobothnia region, from Vaasa. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . In the name of the municip ...
. Johan Alm Brief Biography (Finnish), Retrieved 2010-07-19


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* Some of this material was translated from the * Appelgren, Kari: Johan Alm, Hantverksmålare i Vasa på 1700-talet, 1974 1728 births 1810 deaths Swedish painters Finnish male painters 18th-century Finnish painters 18th-century Finnish male artists 19th-century Finnish painters 19th-century Finnish male artists {{Finland-painter-stub