 Complete the following phrase:  Thelning was born in Västergötland, and studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, probably with Carl Gustaf Pilo and Louis Jean Desprez. He moved to Helsinki in 1798 and lived in Laajasalo. He painted religious-themed works and altarpieces for church commissions as well as portraits. He was also earliest portrayers of the local Kangasala landscape. Thelning painted the Vihti church altarpiece 1798, the Diet Balls 1809, and The Opening of the 