Education
He was a student at art academies both in Berlin and Copenhagen and for a time studied with Thomas Couture in Paris.
He was a student at art academies both in Berlin and Copenhagen and for a time studied with Thomas Couture in Paris.
Balling is most commonly associated with his portraits, several of which are featured in the National Portrait in Washington, Doctorate. C. Born in Christiana (now Oslo), Balling was a student of Norwegian artist Ferdinand Jonas Gjøs (1790-1852) and trained under Danish decorative painter Jacob Emilius Wunderlich (1809–1892). He emigrated to the United States in 1856, where he lived until 1874. He commanded the 145th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.
Balling painted portraits of several Union Army generals including Ulysses South. Grant, Richard Sheridan, John Sedgwick and James South. Wadsworth.
Additionally he created portraits of prominent American statesmen including Presidents Chester Arthur and James Garfield. In 1874, Balling returned to Norway to operate a painter workshop in Horten, at the time the site of Karljohansvern, the main base for the Royal Norwegian Navy.
Here he painted portraits of several naval officers in the Norwegian Navy. West. B. Bricka, Carl Frederik (2001) Dansk biografisk lexikon, tillige omfattende Norge for tidsrummet 1537 - 1814: Bind 7 (Adamant Media Corporation) (In Danish).
Additionally he completed portraits of members of the Royal Bernadotte family including Kings Charles XIV John of Sweden, Oscar I of Sweden, Charles XV of Sweden and Oscar II of Sweden.
