Ferdinand Julius Fagerlin was a Swedish-German genre painter.
Education
Born in Stockholm, Fagerlin first apprenticed as a shipbuilder (1842–1843) before attending the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts (1845–1847). From 1854 on he dedicated himself completely to painting and with the support of his former teachers studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, with Carl Ferdinand Sohn und Friedrich Wilhelm von Schadow (1854–1855).
Career
He joined the army (1850–1854) and practiced painting, particularly portraits. He spent time in Paris (1856-1858), where he worked in the shop of Thomas Couture. The Swedish painter Axel Kulle was his student from 1875 to 1880.
After 1863 he traveled frequently to the Netherlands, and the imagery he acquired there, particularly of the Dutch coast and the life of its sailors and inhabitants became formative in his genre painting.
In 1867 he showed Der Heiratsantrag and Die Eifersucht at the International Exposition in Paris. He died six weeks after his 82nd birthday, in Düsseldorf.
Membership
From 1862 to 1902 he was a member of Malkasten, the Düsseldorf art society.