Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Duchy of Schleswig. He went on to lay the foundation for the period of art known as the Golden Age of Danish Painting, and is referred to as the "Father of Danish painting".
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culture · Danish painter (1783–1853) · painter · university teacher · also Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Eckersberg, C.W. Eckersberg, Christoffer Vilhelm Eckersberg, C. W. Eckersberg
Born 2 January 1783 · Died 22 July 1853 · Q363823
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1853· 1 entry
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
Died 1853-07-22.
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1841· 1 entry
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And taught classes on the subject at the Academy
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1840· 1 entry
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Awarded Decoration of the Cross of Honour of the Dannebrog (1840).
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1829· 1 entry
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Awarded Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog (1829).
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1827· 1 entry
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Married her sister Susanne Henriette Emilie Juel, with whom he also had several children
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1819· 1 entry
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Had granted him free access to the Copenhagen Naval Station (Holmen), thus giving him occasion to view the many ships – a favorite motive in his paintings
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1818· 1 entry
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Having assumed the vacant professorship left after the death of Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard in 1809
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1803· 1 entry
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Where he studied with Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard, among others
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1783· 1 entry
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
Born 1783-01-02.
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