Brief Biography-Marcus Larson was from Atvidaberg, Sweden. He was known as the foremost Swedish landscape painter of the time. He received his education at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts in Stockholm and later taught art. On a visit to Copenhagen, he was fortunate to have lessons from Vilhelm Melbye, the Danish maritime artist. His career took off when he went to Dusseldorf to study under Andreas Achenbach, and he went to live in Paris. After a few years in Paris, he travelled between Denmark and Russia. He spent his last few years in London, where he died in 1864.