C. A. Jensen (b. Bredsted near Husum 1792, d. Copenhagen 1870)
Puchased by The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in November 2015.
Portrait of Privy Councillor, chamberlain Carl Emil count Moltke (1773–1858) of Aagaard and Nørager in a dark blue coat with yellow metal buttons. White vest, white cravat. The Grand Cross of Dannebrog, hardly visible. Signed and dated Iensen 1837. Oil on canvas. 24×21 cm.
Sigurd Schultz, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of C. A. Jensen no. 309, mentioned p. 332 and reproduced p. 321.
Literature: “Danske Herregaarde ved 1920”, Copenhagen 1922, reproduced vol. 1, p. 247.
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Paintings, 24 November 2015