J. L. Lund (b. Kiel 1777, d. Copenhagen 1867)
Portrait of Frederik VI (1784–1839) wearing an admiral's uniform and orders standing on a balcony. In the background Frihedsstøtten (The Freedom Column). On a table a piece of paper with an edict: “Forordningen af 28 Mai 1831 om Raadgivende provinsial Stender”. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 126×108 cm. Period frame.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1842 no. 5 with the title “Portrait of Höisalig (of blessed memory) Kong Frederik the Siette”.
The Advisory Provincial Estates or the Danish Assembly of the Estates, was introduced after the Prussian model by the laws of 28.5.1831 and 15.5.1834. The task of the Assembly was to advise on or propose laws; the meetings took place every other year during the period 1835–48. The debates were not public but were printed in the publication Stændertidende (News of the Assembly). Despite these limitations, the Estates were of great importance for the growing political consciousness in the final years of absolute monarchy in the country and became a preamble for the later parliamentary structure.
Provenance: Master of the Royal Hunt Brun to Krogerup (1842). Bruun Rasmussen auction 472, 1985 no. 85, reproduced p. 91. Here acquired by the present owner's family. A Danish manor house.
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Paintings, furniture, carpets, decorative arts and books, 8 March 2021