Provenance: Prince Christian Frederik (later Christian VIII). Queen dowager Caroline Amalie, her estate auction 24 April 1882, no. 133, here sold as (in Danish) “J. P. Møller: ”Landscape (The figures painted by Eckersberg)“.” Acquired here by bookseller Herman Lynge, his auction 20 April 1898, no. 104. Acquired here by herb seller P.B. Poulsen, his auction 13 November 1900 no. 14. Acquired here by merchant Jespersen. Manufacturer Chresten Andreas Olesen; his son, barrister Niels Olesen; his widow, Asta Olesen, née Løffler; their auction Bruun Rasmussen 460, 1984 no. 801, ill. p. 295. German private collection. Auctionata, Berlin, 27 April 2016 no. 76.

At Winkel & Magnussen auction 182, 1935 no. 27, ill. p. 17, a painting with the same motif was sold as painted by C.W. Eckersberg and erroneously described as “Landscape from Møn”.

In the early summer of 1810, Eckersberg went on his great journey abroad to Paris and Rome. The journey went through the Harz in Germany and along the Rhine, and several drawings and a few paintings from Eckersberg's hand are known from here, including “Partie af Ilsedalen paa Harzen” (From the Ilse valley in the Harz) (Hannover no. 92) and “Partie af Okkerdalen paa Harzen” (View from the Oker Valley in the Harz) (Hannover no. 93) and “Situation ved Rhinstrømmen” (View by the Rhine) (Hannover no. 94).

On October 9, 1810, Eckersberg arrived in Paris, where he rented an attic room at Rue de Beaune no. 3, and shortly afterwards I.P. Møller also arrived. The two friends and fellow artists lived and worked together in Paris and also created works together, such as the present painting.