Jens Juel (b. Balslev, Funen 1745, d. Copenhagen 1802)
A pair of portraits of bookkeeper at Asiatisk Kompagni (Danish Asiatic Company) Christophe Battier (1783–1786) and his wife Anna Elisabeth Battier, née Storp (1755–1793). He is wearing a dark reddish brown jacket and is sitting at a table which is covered by a green cloth, on the table some books. She is wearing a brownish dress with lace at the elbows and a greyish-white cape. Her hair is put up and around her neck a black ribbon. She is holding a basket with roses in her hands. Both unsigned. Both oil on canvas. 78×62 cm each. Period frames. (2).
The artist's own repetitions of no. 117 and 118 in Ellen Poulsen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Jens Juel, 1991. She is dated 1771, he is dated 1772 and both are signed.
Exhibited: Kunstforeningen, “Jens Juel Udstillingen”, 1909 no. 20 and 21.
Literature: E. F. S. Lund, “Danske malede Portrætter”, vol. I, 1895 p. 21.
Provenance: Mrs Mary Gamborg (her mother was née Battier) (1909). The paintings were owned by the family until 1931. Winkel & Magnussen auction 99, 1931 no. 80 and 81, ill. pp. 10–11. Bruun Rasmussen auction Tresor 795, 2008 no. 15, ill. pp. 28–29.
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