He studied in Copenhagen in 1838, then in the
lithography department at the
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts from 1839 to 1840. Upon graduating, at the age of twenty-four, he moved to Finland. There, he became a member of the (Artists' Assoaciation) and taught drawing at a school in
Porvoo from 1844 to 1890. There, he became a friend of
Johan Ludvig Runeberg, and was influenced by his poetry. In the early 1840s, he depicted street life in Helsinki in humorous graphic sheets, the continued publication of which was, however, banned by the Police Commissioner. From 1845 to 1852, he was involved in illustrating
Finland framstäldt i teckningar (Finland Depicted in Drawings), with text by
Zachris Topelius. He created a total of 48 landscape images for the book. His drawings were also included in several booklets, known collectively as
En resa i Finland (Travelling in Finland); published from 1872 to 1874. He had his first solo exhibit in 1858. He also participated in exhibitions in Sweden; notably the
General Industrial Exposition of Stockholm (1866). His works may be seen at the , ,
Cygnaeus Gallery,
Helsinki City Museum,
Porvoo Town Hall and the
National Museum of Finland. ==References==