Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm (March 30, 1799 - 14 December 1881) was a Finnish painter.[1]
Personal life
Godenhjelm was born in
Mäntyharju. His parents were the county surveyor Adolf Fredrik Godenhjelm and Maria Elizabeth Argillander. His wife was Alexandra Fredrika Hornborg (died 1871). Their son B. F. Godenhjelm became a teacher.[1]
Early career
He studied landscape painting in
Stockholm under
Per Gustaf von Heideken [
sv], and later he studied copper drawing in
Saint Petersburg.[2] He initially began his career in the courts, where he worked as an articled clerks deputy judge in 1826. However soon after he transitioned to painting, primarily producing commissioned works for churches and portraits.[1]
Works and memberships
Photograph of Godenhjelm, likely from the early 1860s
Berndt Abraham Godenhjelm (March 30, 1799 - 14 December 1881) was a Finnish painter.[1]
Personal life
Godenhjelm was born in
Mäntyharju. His parents were the county surveyor Adolf Fredrik Godenhjelm and Maria Elizabeth Argillander. His wife was Alexandra Fredrika Hornborg (died 1871). Their son B. F. Godenhjelm became a teacher.[1]
Early career
He studied landscape painting in
Stockholm under
Per Gustaf von Heideken [
sv], and later he studied copper drawing in
Saint Petersburg.[2] He initially began his career in the courts, where he worked as an articled clerks deputy judge in 1826. However soon after he transitioned to painting, primarily producing commissioned works for churches and portraits.[1]
Works and memberships
Photograph of Godenhjelm, likely from the early 1860s