Anders Lunde (b. Copenhagen 1809, d. s.p. 1886)
Portrait of Julius Friedlænder (1810–1861). Signed and dated A. L. Rom den 26. Juni 1845. Pencil on paper. Sheet size 20×15.5 cm. Unframed.
Exhibited: The Nivaagaard Collection, “Venskabsportrætter fra Rom”, 2016, Cat. No. 37, mentioned p. 58, ill. p. 57.
Provenance: Circolo Scandinavo / Skandinavisk Forening i Rom (Inv. No. AI 3).
After finishing his studies at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, Julius Friedlænder went to Italy on a travel grant from the Academy in 1843. In Italy, he mainly stayed in Rome, but occasionally went on excursions to Capri and Subiaco following the footsteps of his Golden Age colleagues.
In Rome, Friedlænder was deeply involved in the Scandinavian artist environment. As described in the catalogue “Venskabsportrætter fra Rom” (in Danish): ”He became a part of the initiators of “De nordiske Kunstneres Hjælpekasse” - an aid fund whose purpose was to support Scandinavian artists with financial difficulties. The fund, also known as “Fattigkassen” (The Poor Box), was the first real joint Scandinavian institution in Rome and was thus a forerunner of Skandinavisk Forening." (p. 58).
Anders Lunde's portrait of Friedlænder was therefore made while Skandinavisk Forening was in the making, but not yet officially established.
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