Jacob Hägg
ARTISTRear-Admiral Jacob Hägg was a Swedish Navy officer and artist who specialised in marine art. He entered the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1858, and was commissioned as an officer in 1863. He sailed on several long journeys, including one circumnavigation of Earth. He entered the Fleet Staff in 1888, was appointed head of the Naval Academy in 1895 and promoted to rear admiral in 1899. In parallel to his military career, Hägg was also active as an artist. He made drawings and other graphic works, watercolours and oil paintings almost exclusively on marine subjects. He was also an active promoter of marine history and lobbied for the establishment of the Maritime Museum in Stockholm. His brother was the architect and artist Axel Haig.
moreBiography adapted from Wikipedia: Jacob Hägg (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Other Swedish artists of the period:Anders Zorn 449Carl Larsson 214Ferdinand Boberg 179Karl Nordström 73Ernst Josephson 70Nils Kreuger 67Jenny Nyström 61Bernhard Österman 57
Jacob Hägg, wall art & digital downloads
Shop 1 artworks by Jacob Hägg (Swedish, 1839–1931) — every piece is public domain and can be printed as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas or a framed print.
Rear-Admiral Jacob Hägg was a Swedish Navy officer and artist who specialised in marine art. He entered the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1858, and was commissioned as an officer in 1863. He sailed on several long journeys, including one circumnavigation of Earth. He entered the Fleet Staff in 1888, was appointed head of the Naval Academy in 1895 and promoted to rear admiral in 1899. In parallel to his military career, Hägg was also active as an artist. He made drawings and other graphic works, watercolours and oil paintings almost exclusively on marine subjects. He was also an active promoter of marine history and lobbied for the establishment of the Maritime Museum in Stockholm. His brother was the architect and artist Axel Haig.
Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
At a glance
Most of Jacob Hägg's work on the site falls under Drawings (1), Posters (1).
By movement, it's catalogued as Impressionism (2).
Culture: Swedish (2).
By orientation: 1 landscape, 1 portrait.
Other Swedish artists of the period
If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:
- Anders Zorn — 449 artworks
- Carl Larsson — 214 artworks
- Ferdinand Boberg — 179 artworks
- Karl Nordström — 73 artworks
- Ernst Josephson — 70 artworks
- Nils Kreuger — 67 artworks
- Jenny Nyström — 61 artworks
- Bernhard Österman — 57 artworks
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