Albert Gustaf Edelfelt was born on 21 July 1854 and lived till 18 August 1905. He was born in Porvoo, Finland and was the son of Carl Alvert Edefelt who was an architect. His parents were also Finnish and spoke Swedish. Albert started his formal art education in 1869 at the Drawing School of the Finnish Art Society.
Albert was one of the earliest well-known Finnish Artist and Finnish Genre painter who made the Finnish culture visible on a global platform before Finland gained its full independence.
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