Johan Erik Lindh (11 October 1793 – 21 January 1865) was a Swedish painter and a former decorative painter who moved to Finland.

Biography

Lindh was born in

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, the son of a soldier, Erik Lindh, and his wife Maja Greta Lindh. He married Hedvig Kristina Liljeberg. He studied at the

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in Stockholm. He graduated in 1814 and worked as a painter's apprentice. He moved in 1817 to

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and adorned the

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to Helsinki. During the 1830s he was one of the few artists that could support himself with his work. He also taught. One of his students was Edla Blommér. His works were exhibited for the first time in 1847. Some of his works can be found at the

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, the

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, and the Turku Historical Museum. He painted church

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s in Kokkola,

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, and

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. He also painted a number of portraits. He died in

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Gallery

References

Johan Erik Lindh
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