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Christian Holm
b. Copenhagen 1803, d. Rome 1846
Carriages in front of an inn close to one of the town gates
of Munich. Signed and dated C. Holm (in one
word) München 1840. Oil on canvas. 73 x 90 cm.
Christian Holm travelled to Munich after having received a
scholarship in 1830-32. He stayed there for around 10 years
and was linked to the circle of artists that gathered in the city
and included among others the Danes Sonne, Blunck, Storch,
Kiellerup and H. C. Andersen. The Crown Prince Christian
Frederik bought paintings by Holm for himself and for the
Kunstforeningen. DKK 50.000-75.000 / € 6.700-10.000
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F. C. Lund
b. Copenhagen 1826, d. s. p. 1901
"Stormen paa Kjøbenhavn Natten imellem den 10de
og 11te Febr. 1659. Det første Angreb paa Volden, som
foregik, hvor Stormgade nu ligger. De Svenske have
iført sig hvide Skjorter, for at de ikke skulle kjendes fra
Sneen. Tilhøire i Billedet Kong Frederik III, Børsen,
Proviantgaarden og Tøihuset; tilvenstre Stadens Kommandant
Thuresen, det gamle Kjøbenhavns Slot med
Blaataarn, Holmens Kirke og Nikolai Taarn". The
assault on Copenhagen on the 10th and 11th of February
1659. The Swedes are dressed in white in order not to
be distinguished from the snow. To the right King
Frederik III, to the left the city's commandant Thuresen
against the skyline of Copenhagen. Signed and dated
F. C. Lund 1880. Oil on canvas. 175 x 280 cm.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1880 no. 153.
The assault on Copenhagen by the Swedish army on the 11th
of February 1659 was a major battle during the Northern
Wars. It took place during the Swedish siege of Copenhagen
and resulted in Danish victory. DKK 200.000 / € 27.000
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