In the late 1850s, Carl Larsson moved with his family to a poor neighbourhood in Östermalm in Stockholm, but by the age of 13 his talent was being recognised. He  enrolled at the Principskolan, the foundation school of the Academy of Fine Arts which he later joined when he was 16. He supported himself during his studies by working as a photographic retoucher, but also threw himself into social activities, including writing for and illustrating the student newspaper "Pallet-skrapp" . This is one of his clever, lively drawings.