Carl Bloch (b. Copenhagen 1834, d. s.p. 1890)
Portrait of Frederik Christian Lund (1826–1901). Signed and dated C. Bloch 1862. Pencil and sepia on paper. Sheet size 27.5×19 cm. Unframed.
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Exhibited: The Nivaagaard Collection, “Venskabsportrætter fra Rom”, 2016, Cat. No. 9, mentioned p. 27, ill. p. 27. Brigham Young University Museum of Art, “Lasting Impressions: Etchings and Drawings by Carl Bloch”, 2018.
Provenance: Circolo Scandinavo / Skandinavisk Forening i Rom (Inv. No. A 4).
The artists Frederik Christian Lund and Carl Bloch knew each other from their time at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, a relationship that was further strengthened when they met in Italy. Encouraged by his time with Carl Bloch in Rome from 1862 to 1864 and Bloch's success as a history painter, Lund sought to establish himself as a history painter in the following years, although he was unable to infuse his subjects with Bloch's sense of drama. The national-cultural mobilization after 1864 provided Lund with a number of major commissions, including works for Frederiksborg Castle and Viborg Cathedral.
Mounted on cardboard. The paper has turned slightly yellow. Damp discolourations.
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