Martinus Rørbye

Danish · 1803–1848 · Painter, Printmaker

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Danish artist (1803-1848)

Born 1803, DrammenDied 1848, CopenhagenOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q979541 ↗ULAN 500010331 ↗Museum works 15

Danish Golden Age

Also known as Christian Martinus Wesiellorf Rorby, Martinus Christian Wedelstoft Rørbye, Martinus Christian Wedseltoft Rørbye, Martinus Christian Wedseltoft Roerbye, Martinus Christian Wedseltoft Rorbye, Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Roerbye, Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rorbye, Wedseltoft Roerbye and 1 other name form

Works in museum collections

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

Martinus Rørbye, View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight — **View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight**1839 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Eugene V. Thaw, 2007 — Open Access (CC0)

Martinus Rørbye, Landscape near Bangsbo, North Jutland, With Two Figures — **Landscape near Bangsbo, North Jutland, With Two Figures**1830 · Watercolor, over graphite; framing line in pen and black ink
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Mary Oenslager Fund, 2012 — Open Access (CC0)

Martinus Rørbye, Landscape with a Bridge Near Mosbjerg — **Landscape with a Bridge Near Mosbjerg**1833 · Watercolor, over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price Gift, 2011…

Martinus Rørbye, Study of a Roman Coachman — **Study of a Roman Coachman**early 19th century · Graphite and watercolor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift, 2008 — Open Acc…

Martinus Rørbye, The Oude Waag in Amsterdam Seen from the North-East — **The Oude Waag in Amsterdam Seen from the North-East**1834 · Graphite, gray, blue-gray and brown wash
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Karen B. Cohen Fund, 2014 — Open Access (CC0)

Martinus Rørbye, Men and Women Enjoying a View — **Men and Women Enjoying a View**1823–48 · Pen and brown ink, over graphite; framing lines in graphite, by the artist
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2013 — Open Access (CC0)

Martinus Rørbye, The Prison of Copenhagen — **The Prison of Copenhagen**1831
Statens Museum for Kunst ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Statens Museum for Kunst

Martinus Rørbye, Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather — **Men of Skagen on a Summer Evening in Fair Weather**1848
Statens Museum for Kunst ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Statens Museum for Kunst

Martinus Rørbye, View from the Artist's Window — **View from the Artist's Window**1825
Statens Museum for Kunst ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Statens Museum for Kunst

Martinus Rørbye, Frederikke Eleonora Cathrine Rørby — **Frederikke Eleonora Cathrine Rørby**1848
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

Martinus Rørbye, The Crypt in the Monastry of San Benedetto in Subiaco, Italy — **The Crypt in the Monastry of San Benedetto in Subiaco, Italy**1843
Statens Museum for Kunst ↗
CC0 · Martinus Rørbye, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Statens Museum for Kunst

Martinus Rørbye, Young Clergyman Reading — **Young Clergyman Reading**1836
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Martinus Rørbye, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Art Institute of Chicago

Martinus Rørbye, The Artist's Mother, Frederikke Eleonore Cathrine Rørbye, née Stockfleth — **The Artist's Mother, Frederikke Eleonore Cathrine Rørbye, née Stockfleth**1834
Statens Museum for Kunst ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Statens Museum for Kunst

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

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