Ole Peter Hansen Balling

Who was Ole Peter Hansen Balling?

Ole Peter Hansen Balling was a Norwegian portrait painter who emigrated to the United States and worked in New York City from 1856 until his death in 1906.

Born in Christiana in 1823, Balling studied painting in Berlin and Copenhagen. He joined the Danish army in 1848, then emigrated to the United States in 1856. He commanded the 145th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the American Civil War and painted many of the Union generals in that conflict. He later returned to Norway and painted Norwegian naval officers.

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Portrait of Ulysses S. Grant

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Grant and his Generals

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Portrait of Chester A. Arthur

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Portrait of John Brown