Jens Juel (b. Balslev, Funen 1745, d. Copenhagen 1802)
Purchased by The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in February 2014.
Portrait of baron Heinrich von Bolten (1734–1790) in a white shirt with ruffles. 1785. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. Oval. 71×55 cm. Period frame.
Ellen Poulsen, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of Jens Juel no. 335, reproduced p. 215.
Literature: Louis Bobé, “Historiske Meddelelser om København”, 6, 1917–1918 p. 321–340. “Danske Adels Årbog”, 1919 p. 482. Sys Hartmann, “50 palæer og landsteder”, 1976 p. 98 about Bolten's Gaard. Alan Tønnesen, “233 danske borgerhuse”, 1979 p. 13. Ole Feldbæk og Ole Justesen, “Kolonierne i Asien og Afrika”, 1980 p. 214 pp, reproduced p. 215.
Provenance: Vilhelmsborg 1 g, Winkel & Magnussen auction 286, 1942 no. 130, sold to baroness Gyldenkrone.
Baron von Bolten was originally a cellarer from Bremen who became rich in Denmark. He was a businessman trading with both The West Indies and India. In the winter he lived in Copenhagen in a stately house in Gothersgade named Bolten's Gaard. In the summer he stayed at Sorgenfri Castle which he bought in 1783. He also bought several other estates outside Copenhagen. Unfortunately, he went bankrupt, and Sorgenfri was sold to heriditary prince Frederik, and Bolten's Gaard was sold to von Boltens associate.
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Paintings & drawings, 25 February 2014