Elias Meyer (b. Copenhagen 1763, d. s.p. 1809)
Purchased by Det Nationalhistoriske Museum Frederiksborg in September 2021.
View from “Kirsebærgangen” near Vesterport. C. 1800. Unsigned. Gouache and watercolour on paper. Visible size 38×48.5 cm. Period frame.
Kirsebærgangen was situated just outside Vesterport and it was a popular place to go for a promenade. Kongens Mølle (the King's Mill) on Schack's Bastion is seen in the background.
Literature: In “København. Før og nu - og aldrig”, 1990, vol. 9, p. 45, is a reproduction of an etching from 1801, which is related to the present drawing. A painting with the same motif, was sold at a Bruun Rasmussen auction in 2015. All three works are similar, but with slight variations - mainly in the figures depicted.
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 391, 1979 no. 32, reproduced p. 37.
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Paintings and drawings, 21 September 2021