She was among the first group of students to study at the women's department of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts when it opened in 1864.[1] Together with fellow-student Anna Nordgren, she then continued her studies under Tony Robert-Fleury at the Académie Julian[2] in Paris (1874–77), developing a much freer style, as can be seen in her portrait of Mina Carlson-Bredberg.[3][4]