Complex sentence: In 1898, he was one of the 40 applicants for studies at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts, and although he was deemed well qualified for a place at the academy, he was too young to be accepted.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1898, he was one of the 40 applicants for studies at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts. He was deemed well qualified for a place at the academy, but he was too young to be accepted.