Christoffer Wilhelm EckersbergDanish, 1783–1853Sovende nøgen dreng ved en mur
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Where is “Sovende nøgen dreng ved en mur” now? Collection: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Copenhagen, Denmark
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
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- The museum
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- Accession number
- KKSgb4167
In the catalog
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- SMK
- Image: SMK — National Gallery of Denmark — public domain
In the life of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
The whole life1 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.
1811–1812
Lifelong friends: Møller and Clemens
In Paris he forms a lifelong friendship with his roommate, the fellow artist Jens Peter Møller, and with the engraver Johan Frederik Clemens, a collaborator of Jens Juel.
1813
Travels to Rome via Florence
After two years in Paris he travels on via Florence to Rome to continue his studies.
