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Christian August Lorentzen

Christian August Lorentzen (1749–1828) was a painter and university teacher.

Also recorded as C.A. Lorentzen; Lorensen.

Overview

Born at Sønderborg in 1749, died at Copenhagen in 1828.

In detail

Christian August Lorentzen studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. training under Peder Als and Johan Edvard Mandelberg is recorded. Martinus Rørbye, Christen Købke and Constantin Hansen are recorded as having studied under Christian August Lorentzen. the recorded working language is Danish.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. The authority associates the name with Neoclassicism.

Employment is recorded with Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

Works named in the authority record are The Most Terrible Night. View of Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen During the English Bombardement of Copenhagen at Night between 4 and 5 September 1807 and The Political Tinker.

Work by Christian August Lorentzen is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Oslo Museum, Museum of Copenhagen, Norwegian Museum of Cultural History and National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Christian August Lorentzen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q3416034: Christian August Lorentzen

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