Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg

Finnish painter (1784-1833)
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Summary

Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg was born on November 24, 1784[1], in Pargas[2]. He died on June 28, 1833[3], in Stockholm[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: November 21, 1784[7]
  • Country of citizenship: Sweden[8], Grand Duchy of Finland[9]
  • Native language: Swedish[10]
  • Ethnic group: Finland Swedes[11]
  • Employer: Royal Academy of Turku[12]
  • Student: Robert Wilhelm Ekman[13]
  • Sex or gender: male[14]
  • Genre: portrait[15], history painting[16], landscape painting[17]
  • Commons category: Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg[18]
  • Family name: Finnberg[19]
  • Given name: Gustaf[20], Wilhelm[21]
  • Work location: Turku[22], Stockholm[23]
  • Student of: Louis Masreliez[24], Carl Frederik von Breda[25]
  • Described by source: Svenskt konstnärslexikon[26], Dictionary of Swedish National Biography[27], Albert Edelfelt's letters[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Finnish[29], Swedish[30]
  • Commons Creator page: Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg[31]
  • Name in native language: Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg[32]
  • Significant person: Jakob Tengström[33]
  • Has works in the collection: Nationalmuseum[34], Finnish National Gallery[35], Turku Art Museum[36], Cygnaeus Gallery[37], Gothenburg Museum of Art[38], National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design[39], Serlachius Museums[40]
  • Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired[41]

Why It Matters

Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

Where was Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg born?

Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg's place of birth was Pargas[2].

Where did Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg die?

Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg died in Stockholm[4].

What did Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg do for work?

Gustaf Wilhelm Finnberg worked as a painter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Register of the Artists' Association of Finland. Retrieved . kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Register of the Artists' Association of Finland. wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Dictionary of Swedish National Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['avk', 'commons', 'en', 'fi', 'ro', 'ru', 'sv']
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  3. 17w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Nationalmuseum, Finnish National Gallery, Turku Art Museum +4
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  4. 17w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → portrait, history painting, landscape painting
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  5. 17w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant person → Jakob Tengström
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  6. 18w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student → Robert Wilhelm Ekman
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  7. 18w ago · Robertsilen · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Student of → Louis Masreliez, Carl Frederik von Breda
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  8. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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