Eggert Munch
Eggert Munch (c.1685 – 2 September 1764) was a Norwegian painter. He was born in Vaage in Gudbrandsdalen. Judged by his works, or works attributed to him, Munch is regarded among the most productive and important painters of Norwegian heritage in the 18th century, according to art historian Øivind Storm Bjerke.
Eggert Munch
Presumably Eggert Munch · Oslo Museum: image no. OB.00553 (Byhistorisk samling), via oslobilder.no. · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1685 · Vågå.
- Died
- 1764 · Frederikshald.
- Nationality
- Norway
- Occupation
- painter
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Eggert Munch (c.1685 – 2 September 1764) was a Norwegian painter. He was born in Vaage in Gudbrandsdalen. Judged by his works, or works attributed to him, Munch is regarded among the most productive and important painters of Norwegian heritage in the 18th century, according to art historian Øivind Storm Bjerke.
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Born at Vågå in 1685, died in Frederikshald in 1764.
Work by Eggert Munch is recorded in the collections of Oslo Museum.
Eggert Munch, Portrett av Hans Brejer Alexanderssøn Borch OB.00552
Eggert Munch · Oslo Museum: image no. OB.00552 (Byhistorisk samling), via oslobilder.no.
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1685
Eggert Munch was born on 1 January 1685.
1764
Eggert Munch died on 2 September 1764.
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