Philip Weilbach, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of C. W. Eckersberg, 1872, p. 237 under “VII. Portraiter udførte fra 1816–1844” (Portraits executed from 1816 to 1844).

Emil Hannover, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of C. W. Eckersberg, 1898, no. 431.

The artist's own repetition of nos. 214 and 216 in Emil Hannover, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of C. W. Eckersberg, 1898. Hannover notes under no. 216 (in Danish): “The portraits of Assessor Lowsow and his fiancée were repeated by Eckersberg in the same year (completed on June 12).”

C.W. Eckersberg writes about the the present portraits in his diary on June 12 1817 (in Danish): “Finished the portraits of Mr Lausau and Miss Brokenhuus portraits for the second time”. And again on June 19 1817: “Received from judge Lausau 320 Rdl for his and miss Brokenhuus portraits”. The Rigsbankdaler (Rdl or Rbd) was the official currency of Denmark from 1813 to 1854.

According to the diary, all four portraits were completed during the first half of 1817. The entries further indicate that Eckersberg received a fee of 160 Rdl for each portrait. It is therefore evident that no reduction in price was applied to the repeated works.

Hannover's nos. 214 and 216 were acquired by the David Collection at Bruun Rasmussen Auction 474 in 1985 (lot no. 120) for DKK 115,000.

After returning home in 1816 from his lengthy stay abroad, during which he spent three years in France and three years in Italy, Eckersberg quickly became one of the most sought-after portrait painters by the royal family, the nobility, and especially the rapidly growing bourgeoisie. Portrait painting thus became one of his principal sources of income.

Frederik von Lowzow was around 29 years old when Eckersberg painted him. He is depicted wearing the crimson-red jacket characteristic of Supreme Court judges, adorned with gilt buttons and a high black collar embroidered with gold. He appears composed and solemn, as befitting a man of his rank. Elisabeth Brockenhuus was around 19 years old at the time her portrait was painted. The two were engaged at the time and were married later that same year. Despite his young age, Elisabeth Brockenhuus was Frederik von Lowzow’s second wife. His first wife, Juliane Marie Bech (1788–1813), died only three months after their marriage. Elisabeth Brockenhuus also died young—at the age of just 29—only ten years after their wedding and after having given birth to four children. In 1829, Frederik von Lowzow married for the third and final time, to Charlotte Sophie Blücher (1804–1894).