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Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

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Sunset landscape with rolling fields, a farm, a sea horizon, and a seated couple at a gate beside a tree.

Landscape with a Stile. The Isle of Møn

1810

Painting of a domed church with brick apse and weathered buildings on the Via Sacra, with trees and a walking man in the fore

A Section of the Via Sacra, Rome (The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian)

ca. 1814-15

Painting of two three-masted sailing ships on choppy sea, a rowboat in front, and a castle on the distant shore under clouds.

Russian sailing ships off Kronborg castle

1826

Two-masted schooner with white sails crossing choppy blue sea toward a low island on the horizon.

Marine painting of the island of Hjelm and the coast of Jutland

1845

Oil painting of a three-masted sailing ship under full sail on choppy blue sea, with smaller boats on the horizon.

The Corvette Najaden under Sail

1834

Night harbor scene with two moored sailboats, figures on a pier, and a full moon reflecting on calm water.

Moonlight picture

1821

Painting of a sailing boat on rough sea under a double rainbow, with two tall ships in the background.

Rainbow at sea with some cruising ships

1836

Monks in brown habits hand out bread from a basket to poor families in a courtyard before a church with a Madonna statue.

Vicelin distributing Bread among the Poor

1812

Three-masted ship firing a broadside in smoke beside a red-and-white Danish steamer on rough grey sea.

The Harbour of Copenhagen the 1st of May 1832

1832

Painting of three arches of the Colosseum framing a view of Rome's rooftops, church towers and clouds.

A View through Three Arches of the Third Storey of the Colosseum

1815

Two tall sailing ships on rough sea with a rowboat in front, a fortress on the left shore, and dramatic clouds overhead.

Venäläisiä purjelaivoja Helsingørin sataman suulla

1826

Woman in red kneeling at a stream filling a jug, with a nude boy seated on rocks nearby in a wooded landscape.

Hagar and Ishmael in the wilderness

1813

Painting of a Danish corvette and a smaller brig with Danish flag sailing on choppy sea under a pale sky.

A Danish Corvette Laying to in order to Confer with a Danish Brig: The Scene Being Set in West Indian Waters

1827

Painting of a sunlit coast with red-roofed brick buildings, a pier, choppy sea and a cloudy sky.

Renbjærg Tileworks by Flensburg Fiord

1830

Painting of the Tiber river with Castel Sant'Angelo, a stone bridge, and two figures fishing in the foreground.

A View across the Tiber from Trastevere towards Castel S. Angelo

1815

Oil painting of a three-masted corvette battling rough green waves under a dramatic cloudy sky.

The Corvette "Galathea" in a Storm in the North Sea

1839

Painting of a fleet of sailing warships at anchor on choppy sea under cumulus clouds, with a small boat in front.

A Russian Fleet at Anchor near Elsinore

1826

Painting of a round stone tower and low buildings on a rocky hill with bushes under a blue sky.

A Building near Tor di Quinto outside Rome

1815

Painting of a winding river across a flat plain, framed by weathered stone pillars in the foreground and distant hills under

View from the Fontana Acetosa, Rome

1814-1816

Painting of a sunlit marble staircase leading to a brick church in Rome, with bronze lion fountains and people in the square.

The Marble Steps leading up to the Church of Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome

1814-1816

Painting of sailing ships and a small sailboat on choppy blue sea under large clouds, with a castle on distant shore.

Ships in the Sound North of Kronborg Castle, Elsinore

1847

Oil painting of Kronborg castle ramparts with cannons, a flag, and sailing ships on the sound under cumulus clouds.

A View towards the Swedish Coast from the Ramparts of Kronborg Castle

1829

Painting of an American brig at anchor with sails hung out to dry, small boats nearby, and a calm sea under cloudy sky.

An American Naval Brig Lying at Anchor while Her Sails Are Drying

1831-1832

View of Kullen from the lake off Mølleleje

View of Kullen from the lake off Mølleleje

1829

A Fire at Night

A Fire at Night

1807

Two Russian Ships of the Line Saluting

Two Russian Ships of the Line Saluting

1827

Painted interior with a man in a red coat gesturing to a woman in an apron, a man in a tricorn hat, and a peeking figure at a

From Ludvig Holberg's "Jean de France", Act 1, Scene 6

1812

Loki snd Sigyn

Loki snd Sigyn

1810

Painting of a sunlit cloister with arched vaults, columns, and brown-robed monks walking and reading in the arcade.

The Cloisters, San Lorenzo fuori le mura

1824

Painting of a brick church with a tall bell tower, figures on a dirt road, a donkey rider, and men resting on grass.

Sant'Agnese fuori le mura, Rome

1815

Painted study of cumulus clouds over a dark, flat sea horizon, lit warmly on their upper edges.

Study of Clouds over the Sea

1826

Garden with tall cypress trees, a marble bust on a pedestal, and a yellow villa with a glasshouse behind a stone wall.

View of the Gardens of the Villa Albani. Rome

1814-1816

Painting of a stone gateway, brick walls and a large palace on a hill under a clear blue sky, with a dirt road in front.

Porta Angelica and Part of the Vatican

1813

Painting of a sick man in bed drinking from a goblet, watched by attendants and a bearded reader in a yellow cloak.

Alexander the Great on his Sickbed

1806

Painting of the Tiber river in Rome with the Aventine hill, three figures and a child on a cobbled path in the foreground.

View of the Tiber towards the Aventin Hill in Rome

1814-1817

Painting of a garden gateway with Doric columns, classical statues and cypress trees beside a sunlit path.

View of the Garden of the Villa Borghese in Rome

1814

Family group portrait in an interior with children in white dresses, a toddler in orange, and parents at right.

The Nathanson Family

1818

Oil painting of a large sailing ship on choppy sea at sunset, with two smaller ships on the horizon under dark clouds.

The Corvette "Galathea" Lying to in order to Send Help to the Brig "St Jean"

1839

Moses in a red robe raises his staff toward storm clouds above the sea while a crowd of people gathers on rocks.

Moses causes the Red Sea to recede and Pharaoh's army to be flooded

1815

Oil painting of a sunlit cloister courtyard seen through two arches, with a stone column, trees, garden plants, and brick arc

The Cloisters of San Lorenzo fuori le mura in Rome

1814-1816

Painting of a sunlit cloister arcade with a friar in a red-brown cloak walking past frescoed walls and columns.

The Cloisters of the Franciscan Monastery Santa Maria in Aracoeli in Rome

1813-1816

Oil study of cumulus clouds over a flat horizon, grey shadows on the right and pink-lit edges on the left.

Study of Clouds over the Sound

1826

Painting of Roman ruins, a brick bell tower and rooftops under a cloudy sky, with a lone figure on a grassy path.

View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome

1814

Painting of a circular Roman temple with fluted columns, a stone fountain in front, and a brick wall under a clear sky.

Vesta Temple in Rome

1814

Painting of a reclining nude woman sleeping on a white-draped wooden bed before a red curtain.

Reclining Nude

1810

Painting of a reclining nude youth with an orange drape beside a standing nude figure near a rock in a dark wooded setting.

Narcissus

1815

Painting of white chalk cliffs above the sea with figures on a path, a seated man under a gnarled tree, and distant sailing s

View of Møns Klint and the Sommerspiret

1809

Painting of a city view from a tree-shaded terrace with a domed church, figures, a dog and a stone wall.

Prospect from Monte Aventino

1824

Painting of a woman in white pulling away from a man in a red cloak on a sunlit forest path, with a snake near the roots.

A seduction scene in a forest

1811

Painting of sailing ships on choppy sea beside white chalk cliffs of Møn under a cloudy sky.

The Southern part of the Cliffs of Møn seen from the Sea

1835

Sunlit courtyard with a couple, a horse at a trough, women with baskets, and a round tower beyond an open gate.

The Longchamp Gate in the Bois-de-Boulogne

1812

Nude and draped warriors fight among classical columns, with fallen men on the floor and helmeted fighters at left.

Ulysses’ revenge on Penelope’s suitors

1814

Painting of a double rainbow over a farmhouse, with women milking cows and a man walking on a dirt road under stormy skies.

En udflyttergård af bondebyen Spejlsby på Møn

1810

Painting of sailing ships moored in a calm harbor, with red-roofed buildings on the far shore and a wooden pier in the foregr

View from the Lime-kilns in Copenhagen

1825

Painting of Roman ruins, brick buildings and a bell tower under cumulus clouds, with a man walking a grassy path in the foreg

View of the Cloaca Maxima, Rome

1814

Painting of ancient Roman columns and a carved frieze beside a dirt path, with trees and a bell tower behind.

View of the Via Sacra, Rome

1814

Painting of figures in early 19th-century dress playing a game on a road by a stone wall, with a valley view.

Udsigt fra Meudon Slot nær Paris

1813

Painting of a large square-rigged frigate and a smaller two-masted schooner sailing on choppy blue sea under a clear sky.

A Privateer Outsailing a Pursuing Frigate

1845

Oil painting of a classical interior: a seated woman in thought, a bare-chested man embracing an older woman, and a servant w

The Return of Ulysses. Scene from Homer´s Ulysses

1812

Painting of a tavern scene with laughing men in period dress, a seated woman, a dining table with bread and wine.

Motiv fra Ludvig Holbergs "Jeppe på Bjerget", III akt, 3. scene

1810

Painting of a large white-sailed frigate on choppy sea with two smaller ships under a cloudy sky.

A Frigate and some other Ships Cruising

1845

Painting of a seated woman with a basket on a heath overlooking a lake under heavy clouds.

View of Lake Fure near Rudersdal, North Sealand

1833

Painting of a three-masted Danish warship under full sail on choppy water, with smaller boats and a pink evening sky.

The 84-Gun Danish Warship "Dronning Marie" in the Sound

1834

Painting of two sailing frigates in battle at sea, one flying a British red ensign and the other the American flag, with guns

Kamp mellem den engelske fregat ‚Shannon‘ og den amerikanske fregat ‚Chesapeak‘

1836

Painting of the Roman Forum with ancient columns, oxcarts, a fountain, and people walking across a sunlit open square.

View of the Forum in Rome

1814

Oil painting of a harbor with moored sailing ships, a crane, and a rusted anchor on the shore under a cloudy sky.

Parti af Nyholm med kranen og nogle krigsskibe

1826

Painting of several sailing ships with billowing sails on calm sea under a pale summer sky, dated 1836.

Ships under sail in a mild breeze on a clear summer's afternoon

1836

Watercolor of a crowd in period dress outside a building with a chalkboard sign, a man climbing toward a door, and a child on

Udenfor Tallotteri-Kollektionen

1808

Painting of Castel Sant'Angelo across the Tiber, with figures in traditional dress on a terrace and boats on the river.

Castel St Angelo

1819

Two Danish sailing ships on rough sea under pale sky, with smaller vessels on the distant horizon.

The Corvette Najaden, waiting in the Sound for the Frigate Bellona

1835

Sunlit street beneath a tall arched aqueduct, with figures in period dress, stone blocks, and tall trees on the left.

The Landscape under the aqueduct at Arcueil near Paris

1812

Painting of a cream-sailed yacht on choppy sea with a three-masted ship and Copenhagen skyline in the distance.

A yacht at the roads of Copenhagen

1837

Painting of a river with a rowboat of figures beside a white arched garden arbour among trees.

Arbour in the park of Sanderumgård manor

1807

Painting of a brick gatehouse and tower among umbrella pines and cypresses in a sunlit Italianate garden.

The Gatehouse in the Park of Villa Borghese, Rome

1816

Three-masted frigate under full white sails on choppy sea, red Danish flag flying, cloudy sky and distant town.

Naval Frigate Under Sail

Painting of two large sailing warships on choppy sea with a frigate and smaller vessels, under a cloudy sky.

Two Russian Ships of Line in the Øresund. A frigate heaving to

1829

Harbor scene with sailing ships, a church spire, and figures on a quay and rowboat under a pale sky.

The Bourse, Christiansborg and Holmen's church, seen from the site of the Asiatic Company

1832

Painting of several Danish frigates moored at a wooden quay, with rowboats and barrels on the water and red-roofed buildings

Danish frigates fitting out in the spring of 1849

1850

Painting of a fallen warrior with a spear in his chest, surrounded by mourners under a tree and stormy sky.

The Death of Balder

1817

Painting of boats and sailing ships gathered on a harbour, with a double rainbow over the water and a crowd welcoming an arri

Thorvaldsens ankomst på Københavns red

1839

Painting of Christ holding a chalice at a table with twelve seated apostles in a dark room.

The Last Supper. Altarpiece

1829

Black and white view of sailing ships and rowing boats on choppy sea, with rowers and barrels in the foreground.

Ships in the Roads of Copenhagen. A Barge being Towed out

1847

Painting of three-masted sailing ships on a rough grey sea under a cloudy sky, with smaller vessels in the distance.

A Corvette Reefing Sails in a Freshening Wind and some other Ships

1836

Painting of a three-masted corvette sailing through choppy sea toward pale chalk cliffs under a grey sky.

View of the Cliffs of Møn and a Corvette

1833

Painting of a tree-lined road at evening with elegantly dressed figures, a stone wall, and a distant valley and hills.

A View from the Château of Meudon

1813

Painting of a stone arched bridge over a river with pedestrians, a carriage on the quay, and a large building at right.

Pont Royal seen from Quai Voltaire

1812

Grayscale painting of the sea god Neptune reclining with a trident, beside ships, an anchor and coiled rope in a lunette fram

Neptun

1822

Naval squadron at sea with sailing ships, a smoking steamship with Danish flags, and a small sailboat on choppy water.

Christian VIII Aboard his Steamship "Ægir" Watching the Manoeuvres of a Squadron near Copenhagen

1844

Landscape painting of a lake under stormy skies, with a barefoot woman in a headscarf seated on a heath path beside a basket.

Viev of Lake Fure near Rudersdal, North Sealand

1833

Painting of a wooden corvette hull on timber stocks in a shipyard, with a red-roofed building and pale sky.

A Corvette on the Stocks. Copenhagen

1828

Pen and wash drawing of cannons on a grassy battery overlooking a harbor with sailboats and a distant city skyline.

View from the Battery toward the City

1836

Grey wash drawing of people in period dress walking a tree-lined avenue past low buildings and a fence, sign reading Champs-E

Relais, Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris (recto); Scene from the Life of Odysseus (verso)

1812

Engraving of a warship deck with a large ship's wheel, sailors, rigging, and sails overhead, with the sea beyond.

The Deck of a Warship

1834

Pen and brown wash drawing of the warship Dronning Maria on timber supports in a shipyard, with workers around it.

The ship of the line Dronning Maria on the stocks

1824

Sepia wash drawing of a Copenhagen harbor promenade with cannons, strollers, benches and ships on the water.

The Harbor of Copenhagen from the Esplanade between Langelinie Park and Toldboden or the Customs House

1809

Grey wash drawing of a classical scene with soldiers, grieving women and a fallen figure before a long city wall.

The Surviving Horatian

first half 19th century