Kastellet i Ostia.

1810–1813 · Virkested

Paris

1813

Travels to Rome via Florence

After two years in Paris he travels on via Florence to Rome to continue his studies.

1813–1816

Three years in Rome among artists

He works on his skills as a history painter and enjoys painting small studies of local life and the surroundings; he lives among a large group of artists whose cultural head is Bertel Thorvaldsen. The bright southern light affects him deeply, and in these years he produces a large body of work, including a number of exceptional landscape studies.

1813–1816

Friendship with Bertel Thorvaldsen

Eckersberg and Thorvaldsen develop a close, lasting relationship: the master serves the younger man as both a loyal friend and an adviser. In 1816 Thorvaldsen models a bust of Eckersberg.

2 August 1816

Returns to Denmark

He returns to Denmark on 2 August 1816; his divorce from Hyssing was finalized while he was abroad.

8 February 1817

Marries Elisabeth Juel

He marries Elisabeth Cathrine Julie Juel, daughter of Jens Juel, portrait painter and professor at the Academy; before her death in 1827 they have two sons and four daughters.