Who painted “Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom”?

“Valdemar Atterdag holding Visby to ransom” was painted by Carl Gustaf Hellqvist in 1882. Where to see it: Nationalmuseum.

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Carl Gustaf Hellqvist (15 December 1851 – 19 November 1890) was one of Sweden's most popular historical painters in the 19th century. Wikipedia

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“The Death of Sten Sture the Younger on the Ice of Lake Mälaren”, 1880
“Embarkation of the body of Gustavus II Adolphus at the Port of Wolgast 1633”, 1885
“A Girl. Study for Valdemar Atterdag Holding Visby to Ransom, NM 1431”, 1882
“Julia Thiersch (1859-1933), married to artist Carl Gustaf Hellqvist”, 1884
“Carl Gustaf Hellqvist and his wife Julia Thiersch”, 1880
“Peder Sunnanväder's and Mäster Knut's Ignominious Entry into Sthlm 1526”, 1879
“Monk having Oysters”, 1884
“Interior. Scene at Eppan near Bozen in the South Tyrol”, 1886