Vilhelm Melbye

Danish · 1824–1882 · Painter

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Skuter i kanalen ved den engelske kystGrev Wedels Plass Auksjoner · May 2006NOK 32,000≈ $5,251≈ £2,800≈ €4,090Sign up to see
Ships Coming to HarborBonhams · Nov 2025$5,120≈ £3,905≈ €4,435Sign up to see
MOONLIT COASTAL LANDSCAPE WITH BOATSLempertz · Mar 2010€1,800≈ $2,439≈ £1,627Sign up to see

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Danish artist (1824-1882)

Born 1824, HelsingørDied 1882, RoskildeOccupation PainterWikidata Q3371232 ↗ULAN 500041080 ↗Museum works 8

Romanticism

Also known as Knud Frederik Vilhelm Hannibal Melbye

Works in museum collections

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

Vilhelm Melbye, En dansk lodsbåd i uroligt vejr. I baggrunden Kullen — **En dansk lodsbåd i uroligt vejr. I baggrunden Kullen**1847
Statens Museum for Kunst ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Statens Museum for Kunst

Vilhelm Melbye, Sea landscape with sailing boats. — **Sea landscape with sailing boats.**1868
National Museum in Warsaw ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum in Warsaw

Vilhelm Melbye, Off the Shetlands — **Off the Shetlands**1852
Royal Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Collection

Vilhelm Melbye, Cruising in the Baltic — **Cruising in the Baltic**1852
Royal Collection ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Collection

Vilhelm Melbye, A frigate clawing off a rocky coast — **A frigate clawing off a rocky coast**1858
Royal Museums Greenwich ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Royal Museums Greenwich

Vilhelm Melbye, Sea Piece — **Sea Piece**1859
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

Vilhelm Melbye, Square Riggers on the Open Sea — **Square Riggers on the Open Sea**1852
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Vilhelm Melbye, A frigate in rough weather at sunset. — **A frigate in rough weather at sunset.**1851
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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