Claus Møinichen
Illustration — Battle of Landskrona 1676 Claus Møinichen or Claus á Møinichen (c. 1660 in Copenhagen – probably after 1726) was a Danish painter. He was the son of the Copenhagen surgeon Sixtus Møinichen (1629–1666) and his wife Anna Thiesens.
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Claus Møinichen
Claus Møinichen · Fredriksborg Museum of National History, Denmark · Public domain
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Little is known about him. He designed ornaments for the edition of the 'kongeloven' published in 1709. He also produced portraits of Frederick IV of Denmark, Kirsten Bille, Berte Skeel and others, as well as producing images of scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses for the king. From 1686 to 1688 he painted the audience chamber at Frederiksborg Castle with scenes from the Scanian War. He married Cathrine Frederiksdatter Fohlmann before 1703 and the couple had several children. Records show he was still alive in 1726 and – though his date of death is not recorded – he probably died soon after this.
• Illustration — Danish invasion fleet • Illustration — Battle of Öland • Illustration — Capture of Kristianstad • Illustration — Battle of Køge Bay
Battle of Öland. Claus Møinichen, 1 june 1676.
Claus Møinichen
The painting used to belong to the Danish Naval Museum (Orlogsmuseet), which has been incorporated in the Danish War Museum (Krigsmuseet), part of the National Museum of Denmark.
Claus Møinichen · forsvarsgalleriet.dk Registration required. Cropped from original download and saved to png format.
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