Johan Gustaf Sandberg
(1782–1854) svensk historiemålare
Johan Gustaf Sandberg (Sweden, 1782–1854) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Johan Gustaf Sandberg belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art. In the history of Swedish art, Johan Gustaf Sandberg belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism in Sweden’.
Johan Gustaf Sandberg was born in Stockholm and died in Klara Church Parish. Johan Gustaf Sandberg became a member of Geatish Society. The students included Sofia Adlersparre and Robert Wilhelm Ekman.
The best-known works include ‘Boy from Vingåker’, ‘Girl from Vingåker’, and ‘King Gustav Vasa of Sweden Addressing Men from Dalarna in Mora’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting and figure painting. The catalogue has 86 works by Johan Gustaf Sandberg with free images. The dated works span the years 1653–1900. Works by Johan Gustaf Sandberg are held by Statens porträttsamling, Nationalmuseum, and Uppsala University.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Gustaf Erik Hasselgren, Fredrik Blom, Waleria Tarnowska, János Rombauer, and Georgius van Os.