Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Danish · 1783–1853 · Painter, Printmaker

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… (Wikipedia)

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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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Born 1783, BlåkrogDied 1853, CopenhagenOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q363823 ↗ULAN 500115283 ↗Museum works 16

Danish Golden Age

Also known as C. W. Eckersberg, Christoffer Vilhelm Eckersberg, Christoffer W. Eckersberg, Christopher Wilhelm Eckersberg, Eckersberg

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome — **View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome**1814 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Victoria and Roger Sant — Open A…

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Linear Perspective used in painting art, 1e versie, proefdruk — **Linear Perspective used in painting art, 1e versie, proefdruk**1841
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Linear Perspective used in painting art, gepubliceerde versie — **Linear Perspective used in painting art, gepubliceerde versie**1841
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, A Roman Monastery (the Entrance Gate to Araceli), the Monks Have Been Summoned to Care for a Sick Person — **A Roman Monastery (the Entrance Gate to Araceli), the Monks Have Been Summoned to Care for a Sick Person**1813
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, A female standing by a bed, combing her hair. — **A female standing by a bed, combing her hair.**1850
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, First of May 1832: Prince Frederik boards the frigate Havfruen for a trip — **First of May 1832: Prince Frederik boards the frigate Havfruen for a trip**1832
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/4e3035a5e1d32cc791d747eff03c9bf2 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, St. Peter's Square in Rome. — **St. Peter's Square in Rome.**1813
Thorvaldsen Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Thorvaldsen Museum

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, View of the Colonnade, St. Peter’s Square — **View of the Colonnade, St. Peter’s Square**1813
David Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — David Collection

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Reclining Nude — **Reclining Nude**1810
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/9290f124f04e69d56d5c7b8a7b9db879 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Untitled — **Untitled**1833
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, A young girl undressing. — **A young girl undressing.**1844
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/a04deae8ce548980261d856448004bee ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, The Cloisters, San Lorenzo fuori le mura — **The Cloisters, San Lorenzo fuori le mura**1824 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, European Painting Purchase fund; through prior gift…

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Relais, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris (recto); Scene from the Life of Odysseus (verso) — **Relais, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris (recto); Scene from the Life of Odysseus (verso)**1812 · Pen and black ink, with brush and gray and brown washes, over graphite (recto); graphite and pen and black ink (verso) on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Endowment Fund — public domain (CC0)

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, The Deck of a Warship — **The Deck of a Warship**1834 · Etching in black on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment Fund — pu…

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, Vessel of the Russian Line (Vaisseau de ligne russe) — **Vessel of the Russian Line (Vaisseau de ligne russe)**1827 · Pen and black ink, with brush and black ink wash and touches of graphite, on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Regenstein Endowment Fund — public domain (CC0)

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, View from the Battery toward the City — **View from the Battery toward the City**1836 · graphite, pen and black and gray ink, and brush and gray wash on wove paper
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund — Open Ac…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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