Who painted “Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral)”?

“Conveying the Child's Coffin (A Child's Funeral)” was painted by Albert Edelfelt in 1879. Where to see it: Finnish National Gallery.

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Realism: Academic art paints the same skill on idealised subjects; Impressionism keeps the modern subjects but breaks the paint into light, quick strokes.

Albert Gustaf Aristides Edelfelt (21 July 1854 – 18 August 1905) was a Finnish painter noted for his naturalistic style and Realist approach to art. He lived in the Grand Duchy of Finland and made Finnish culture visible abroad, before Finland gained independence. Wikipedia

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“Pasteur's portrait by Edelfelt”, 1885
“The Luxembourg Gardens, Paris”, 1887
“Queen Blanche”, 1877
“Women Outside the Church at Ruokolahti”, 1887
“Boys Playing on the Shore”, 1884
“March of the Pori Regiment”, 1892
“Burnt Village”, 1879
“Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of Klaus Fleming”, 1878