Exhibited: Charlottenborg, “Bertha Wegmanns Mindeudstilling”, October 1926 no. 204.

Provenance: Acquired by Peter Vedel. Thence by descent to his wife Fanny Vedel and subsequently by descent to their oldest daughter factory inspector Annette Vedel. Thence by descent in her family until today.

The present painting was made in the garden of the Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Peter Vedel's (1823–1911) villa in Rosenvænget, Copenhagen. Vedel was a good friend of Bertha Wegmann, and she painted a portrait of him, which is now located at the Museum of National History, Frederiksborg Castle (Inv. No. A 2175). During one of her visits to his home, she has painted the present work, which shows a small section of the blooming and densely vegetated garden. Wegmann also made a painting of the garden room in Vedel’s villa. That one was exhibited as no. 203 at Bertha Wegmanns Mindeudstilling (Bertha Wegmann’s Memorial Exhibition).

Rosenvænget is a residential area on Østerbro, considered to be one of Denmark's oldest residential areas. It was laid out with villas in 1857–72 after the demolition of Copenhagen's city gates and quickly became known as one of the most beautiful neighbourhoods in the city. Among the residents of the neighborhood were the prominent national liberal politician A. F. Krieger (1817–1893) and the actress Johanne Luise Heiberg (1812–1890). In 1865, Peter Vedel moved to Rosenvængets Tværvej, today called A. F. Kriegers Vej no. 3. Over the years, Vedel’s home was visited by many politicians, foreign diplomats, and cultural personalities, including D. G. Monrad (1811–1887), Hans Christian Andersen (1895–1875) and Georg Brandes (1842–1927). The villa exists today but has since been rebuilt several times and has had various functions, such as a Chinese representation office and primary school. Today it houses a Buddhist center.