Jens Juel (b. Balslev, Funen 1745, d. Copenhagen 1802)
Purchased by the “Nationalhistoriske Museum på Frederiksborg Slot” in November 2017.
Portrait of the engraver Frederik Ludvig Bradt (1747–1829) in a dark green coat, red vest, white open shirt and elegant hat (Swiss?). Under his arm a drawing folder in brown leather and a piece of red chalk in his hand. 1777/78?. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 61×49 cm.
Ellen Poulsen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Jens Juel no. 175 reproduced p. 127.
Exhibited: Kunstforeningen, “Jens Juel. Malerier i privat eje”, 1982 no. 32.
Provenance: The collection of Johan Hansen, Consul General no. 839, his auctions, part V, Winkel & Magnussen 123, 1932, no. 87 reproduced p. 21. Henry Nexøe-Larsen's collection, his auction Bruun Rasmussen 391, 1979 no. 4 reproduced. p. 11. Bruun Rasmussen auction 581, 1992, no. 9 reproduced p. 19.
Frederik Ludvig Bradt was admitted to the Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1762 and won the great gold medal in 1766 as an architect. However, he never achieved the travel scholarship. Nevertheless, he managed to travel abroad. From summer 1777 to autumn 1778 he stayed in Geneva, where he was the companion of Jens Juel, Simon Malgoc and J. Fr. Clemens. Together with Clemens, he made vignettes for the works of philosopher Charles Bonnet. After returning home, Bradt worked exclusively with engravings, including a number of illustrations to Holberg's comedies and several of Jens Juel's landscapes. In 1786 he became a member of the Academy.
The present painting was carried out during Bradt's and Juel's stay in Geneva.
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Paintings, 28 November 2017