Vigilius Eriksen
Vigilius Eriksen (1722–1782) was a painter, farmer and pastellist.
Also recorded as Vigilius Erichsen · Vigilianis · Erichsen · Virgilius Erichsen
Vigilius Eriksen
Генрих Бухгольц. · http · Public domain
- Born
- 1722 · Copenhagen.
- Died
- 1782 · Copenhagen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- painter · farmer · pastellist · artist
- Fields
- portrait
- Known for
- Portrait of Catherine II (1729-96), empress of Russia · The Dowager Queen Juliane Marie of Denmark · Catherine II and Empress of Russia (1729-1796)
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Biography
Born at Copenhagen in 1722, died in Copenhagen in 1782.
Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Copenhagen and Saint Petersburg. Positions recorded include court painter. Works named in the authority record are Portrait of Catherine II (1729-96), empress of Russia, The Dowager Queen Juliane Marie of Denmark and Catherine II, Empress of Russia (1729-1796). Work by Vigilius Eriksen is recorded in the collections of Rijksmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Hermitage Museum, Rijksmuseum Twenthe and National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design.
Portrait of Catherine II. c.1770. Oil on canvas. 85x65.5cm. Held at the Art Museum of Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod.
Sablukov, Ivan Semenovich, 1735-1777 · http
Саблуков Иван Семенович Портрет Екатерины II 1770-е
Ivan Sablukov · http
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