▁primary ▁education , ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁he ▁began ▁studying ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁ ▁( A gr icult ural ▁Institute ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁agr onomy . ▁He ▁worked ▁keeping ▁records ▁at ▁L öv stab ru k , ▁St en ham mar ▁Castle ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁shown ▁an ▁early ▁interest ▁in ▁art , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁before ▁he ▁began ▁formal ▁studies , ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Swedish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( 1 8 7 2 - 1 8 7 4 ). ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁studies ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁Paris ; ▁all ▁fund ed ▁by ▁his ▁inheritance . ▁He ▁also ▁squ ander ed ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁on ▁am us ements , ▁but ▁had ▁enough ▁remaining ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁studio ▁on ▁the ▁R ue ▁de ▁T ils itt ; ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁decor ated ▁shed . ▁He ▁had ▁started ▁sculpt ing ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁the ▁Academy , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁Paris ▁that ▁he ▁established ▁his ▁impression istic ▁portrait ▁b ust ▁style . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁he ▁participated ▁in ▁an ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁very ▁successful . ▁▁ ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁he ▁married ▁the ▁Swedish ▁actress , ▁Maria ▁Lov isa ▁Ham mar str and ▁( 1 8 4 5 - 1 9 2 9 ). ▁The