P. C. Skovgaard (b. Ringsted 1817, d. Copenhagen 1875)
Portrait of Ada Monrad. 1855. Marked Oct. 2d 1855. 38 cm x 30 cm. Exhibited: D. G. Monrad - an art collector in the 19th century, Vejle Kunstmuseum and Nivaagaards Malerisamling 31.10. 1992 to 18.4. 1993. Ada Monrad was the daughter of the politician, bishop and New Zealand settler D. G. Monrad. He was president of the Council (Prime Minister) in the fatal year 1864, when Denmark was defeated at Dybbøl and lost Slesvig-Holsten. This affected him deeply, and the family left for New Zealand to create a better future for the children. Ada, however, stayed in Denmark, as she had married the economist N. C. Frederiksen shortly before the family emigrated. She remained in her childhood home, “Humletofte”, but emigrated to the United States later on. P. C. Skovgaard, a close friend of the Monrad family, has portrayed Ada as a young girl, about to grow up. She is placed by the window, with hop-vines framing the window - these explain the Danish name for the house, “the Hop-croft”.
Looking up from her book with a firm, steady and wise gaze, the young girl looks at us. “Ada is not portrayed as a marriageable young woman, where beauty and clothing are the most important things. On the contrary, she has an unusually strong face for such a young girl, and she is present by virtue of her person and her intellect, which has poetry added to it by the surrounding nature and the light falling in.” Quote from the exihibition catalogue p. 54.
Udstillet: D. G. Monrad - en kunstsamler i 1800-tallet, Vejle Kunstmuseum og Nivaagaards Malerisamling 31.10. 1992 til 18.4. 1993. Omtalt side 54, og afbildet fig. 30.Ada Monrad var datter af politikeren, biskoppen og nybyggeren på New Zealand D. G. Monrad. Han var konseilspræsident (statsminister) det skæbnesvangre år 1864, da Danmark blev slået ved Dybbøl og mistede Slesvig-Holsten. Det berørte ham dybt og familien drog til New Zealand for at skabe en bedre fremtid for børnene der. Ada blev dog hjemme, idet hun var blevet gift med nationaløkonomen N. C. Frederiksen, kort før familien emigrerede. Hun blev boende i barndomshjemmet “Humletofte”, men emigrerede senere til USA.P. C. Skovgaard, der var en nær ven af familien Monrad, har skildret Ada som en ung pige på vej til at blive voksen.Hun er placeret ved vinduet, hvor humleranker omkranser vinduet, deraf husets navn “Humletofte”. Den unge pige ser op fra sin bog fast, roligt og klogt på os. “Ada er ikke skildret som en giftefærdig ung kvinde, hvor skønhed og klædesdragt er det vigtigste. Hun har derimod et ualmindeligt stærkt ansigt for en purung pige, og hun er til stede i kraft af sin person og sit intellekt, som bibringes poesi af den omgivende natur og det indfaldende lys.” Citat fra udstillingskataloget side 54. Afbildet
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Selected Paintings and Golden Age Paintings, 4 December 2000