Jacob Petersen (b. Flensburg 1774, d. Copenhagen 1855)
Ship portrait of the Danish brigs “Frode” and “Thorvald” off the coast of Malaga, Spain. Signed and dated I. P. Malaga 1844. Oil on canvas. 58×79 cm.
Literature: “Jacob Petersen. Danmarks internationale skibsportrætmaler”, no. 303.
Provenance: The Heering family. Nellemann & Thomsen auction 729, 1998 no. 1124.
The brigs were built in Svaneke for shipowner and wholesaler P. F. Heering; “Thorvald” was built in 1837–38 and “Frode” in 1843.
The canvas is relined. Crackles. A few small peelings at the edges. Retouches/repairs
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