Christoffer Wilhelm EckersbergDanish, 1783–1853Prospekt af Lyngby
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Copenhagen, Denmark
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- KMS3806
In the catalog
Comings and goings
On view · Sal 217C
SMK · Sep 28, 2026 — now · Verified
Was on view
SMK · Aug 19, 2026 — Sep 28, 2026 · Verified
Sources
- SMK
- Image: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
The whole life23 May 1803
Arrives in Copenhagen and enters the Academy
Having saved some money and received help from local well-wishers, he arrives in Copenhagen on 23 May 1803; the same year he is admitted to the Academy free of charge, where he studies, among others, with Nikolaj Abraham Abildgaard.
1809
Great Gold Medal of the Academy
Only after Abildgaard's death does he win the Academy's Great Gold Medal. A travel stipend is promised together with the medal, but the funds will not be made available until 1812.
1 July 1810
Marries Christine Rebecca Hyssing
Against his wishes he marries E. Christine Rebecca Hyssing in order to “legitimize” her son, Erling Carl Vilhelm Eckersberg. Erling will later get an academy education and become a copperplate engraver.
3 July 1810
Leaves the country with de Neergaard
A few days after the wedding he sets out abroad with the writer, art lover and patron Tønnes Christian Bruun de Neergaard, travelling through Germany to Paris. He is eager to stretch his skills and knowledge and partly to escape the reality of his marriage, and he arranges the money for the journey himself, since the stipend has not yet been paid.
1810–1813 · Workplace
Paris
1811–1812
Studies under Jacques-Louis David in Paris
He improves his skill in painting the human form and follows his teacher's admonition to paint after Nature and the Antique in order to find Truth.
