C. A. Lorentzen (b. Sønderborg 1746, d. Copenhagen 1828)
A series of 5 historical scenes. Three signed and dated. Oil on canvas. C. 50×62 cm each. (5).
A nobleman/King escorted by horsemen carrying Dannebrog stops in front of a city gate. Here the keys to the city are handed over to him. Signed and dated C. A. Lorentzen 1798. On the back label with inv. No. 166.
King Frederik I's entry into Kiel. On the stretcher the following information: “King Frid's I's (Frederik's) entry into Kiel”. Signed and dated C. A. Lorentzen 1798. On the back label with inv. No. 167.
King Harald Klak's baptism in Ingelheim. On the stretcher the following information: “Kong Harald Klack døbes til Ingelheim Maynitz?”. Signed and dated C. A. Lorentzen 1800. On the back label with inv. No. 168. Harald Klak (died ca. 842) was baptized in Ingelhem in 826 and two monks, Ansgar and Aubert, were appointed to accompany him to Denmark with the purpose to educate the Danes in Christianity. Harald Klak did not succeed in conquering Denmark and making the Danes Christian.
The Cimbri pass a river. On the stretcher the following information: “De Cimbrers Passae over Etsch floden i det Venetianske”. (The Cimbrers Pass over the Etsch River in the Venetian). Unsigned. On the back label with inv. No. 169. The Cimbri were a Northern European people who, according to tradition, originated from Himmerland, Denmark. They went down through Europe in the 2nd century BC and fought the Romans for a place to settle down.
The goddess Herthes enters the valley of Herthe. The prisoners are led forward. On the stretcher the following information: “Gudindens Herthes indtog udi Erthedahl”. Unsigned. On the back label with inv. No. 170. C. A. Lorentzen has executed another motif, which also deals with an event in the valley of Herthe, which is located near Lejre, with the title “Gudinden Herthes udtog af Leire skov i Herthedalen i Siælland” (The goddess Herthe leaving Leire forest in Herthedalen in Siælland).
C.A. Lorentzen had many talents. He painted portraits, genre paintings, both with popular and literary points, battle scenes, national history from all ages, such as the present paintings, the present time, such as the scenes from “Slaget på Rheden” (The Battle of Copenhagen) and paintings from his journeys abroad, e.g. from a trip to Norway in 1792 paid for by the Crown Prince Frederik (VI). Provenance: Formerly on a Danish manor.
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Fine art, 4 March 2024
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