Jacob Hägg
Swedish naval officer and painter (1839-1931) · Sweden · On the map · Artists · Died at 91
Rear-Admiral Jacob Hägg was a Swedish Navy officer and artist who specialised in marine art. He entered the Royal Swedish Naval Academy in 1858, and was commissioned as an officer in 1863. He sailed on several long journeys, including one circumnavigation of Earth.
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Hägg in 1904
Katthamra, the birthplace of Hägg
Oil painting by Hägg depicting the frigate Vanadis (1889); Hägg was commander of the ship 1890-1894 and circumnavigated the globe on board earlier in his career.![Watercolour painting of the Swedish ship L'Aigle (1833) [sv] on the Norwegian coast, dated 1878. Early in his career, Hägg worked mainly with watercolours and drawings.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Fartygsportr%C3%A4tt-L%27AIGLE._1878_-_Sj%C3%B6historiska_museet_-_O_08694.tif/lossy-page1-1280px-Fartygsportr%C3%A4tt-L%27AIGLE._1878_-_Sj%C3%B6historiska_museet_-_O_08694.tif.jpg)
Watercolour painting of the Swedish ship L'Aigle (1833) [sv] on the Norwegian coast, dated 1878. Early in his career, Hägg worked mainly with watercolours and drawings.
The Battle of Bornholm (1535) (1894). Hägg depicted both contemporary and historical ships, and naval battles.
Photo of Hägg as a young officerAbout this person
He entered the Fleet Staff in 1888, was appointed head of the Naval Academy in 1895 and promoted to rear admiral in 1899. In parallel to his military career, Hägg was also active as an artist. He made drawings and other graphic works, watercolours and oil paintings almost exclusively on marine subjects. He was also an active promoter of marine history and lobbied for the establishment of the Maritime Museum in Stockholm. His brother was the architect and artist Axel Haig.
