Stoopendaal, already in the beginning of the 19th century found postcards to be a good source of income, unlike his more serious paintings, and his Christmas cards are also clearly inspired by Jenny Nyström's. Santa Claus and Christmas Nyström created the Swedish image of the jultomte on numerous Christmas cards and magazine covers, thus linking the Swedish version of Santa Claus to the gnomes of Scandinavian folklore. Selected illustrations Fornnordiska sagor, Albert Ulrik Bååth, author (1886) (early Norse tales) Den poetiska Eddan, Nils Frederick Sander, author (1893) (the poetic Edda) Barnkammarens Bok (Stockholm: Fahlcrantz & Co. 1903) (the nursery book) See also Haddon Sundblom Gallery References Other sources Forsberg Warringer, Gunnel Jenny Nyström: konstnärinna (1992) Forsberg Warringer, Gunnel Jenny Nyström: målaren och illustratören (1996) Further reading External links Jenny Nyström on the Kalmar County Museum website Jenny Nyström Christmas cards Jenny Eugenia Nyström 1854 births 1946 deaths People from Kalmar Swedish illustrators Swedish women illustrators Swedish children's book illustrators Postcard artists Académie Julian alumni Académie Colarossi alumni 19th-century Swedish painters 20th-century Swedish painters Burials at Norra begravningsplatsen Swedish women painters