About Erik Westzynthius the Younger
Lived 1743 – 1787 (aged 43–44). Erik Westzynthius the Younger was a Finnish painter.
Erik Westzynthius the Younger (1743–1787) was a Finnish church painter.
Westzynthius was born in Oulu. His father Erik Westzynthius the Elder was also a painter. He studied painting with Johan Backman and Emanuel Granberg. His only known work is several wall and ceiling paintings between 1779 and 1782 for the Oulainen church.
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Who was Erik Westzynthius the Younger?
Finnish painter
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Erik Westzynthius the Younger was born in 1743 in Oulu.
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Erik Westzynthius the Younger died in 1787.
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Erik Westzynthius the Younger was a painter.
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Erik Westzynthius the Younger was Finnish.
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