The manor Rungstedgård and the place where it is located has a long interesting history with many famous owners.

On the location of Rungstedgaard there used to be an estate called Rungsted Ladegaard or Toldergaarden (home of the customs official). From 1704 Rungsted Ladegaard was united with Hørsholm Estate owned by King Frederik IV (1671–1730) who handed over the estate to his wife, Queen Louise (1667–1721). She stayed there whenever she was visiting Hørsholm. Her successor Queen Sophie Magdalene (1700–1770) took over the estate in 1731 as part of her Hørsholm/Hirschholm estate.

Rungsted Ladegaard was then used by the court officials among others the royal court builder Nicolai Eigtved (1701–54), who moved in with his wife Sophie Christiane Walther Eigtved around 1750. In 1766 count C.G. Stolberg’s widow countess C.C.F. Castell Remlingen took over Rungsted Ladegaard. In 1770 she built the main building of Rungstedgaard, which is represented on the present painting. Between 1781–1879 there were different owners of the estate, but in 1879 Adolph Vilhelm Dinesen (1845–1895), the father of the famous Danish author Karen Blixen (1885–1962), took over Rungstedgaard and Rungstedlund. Karen Blixen was raised at Rungstedlund.

Thanks to Claus M. Smidt at Danmarks Kunstbibliotek the manor house was identified. Literature: Aage Roussell (ed.), “Danmarks Slotte og Herregårde”, vol. 1, Nordsjælland, Copenhagen 1963, pp. 193–200. Vilhelm Lorenzen, “Gammel Dansk Bygningskultur. Landgaarde og lyststeder i barok, rococco og empire”, vol. 1, Copenhagen 1916, pp. 47–51.