ID 1443284
Lot 16 | MARTINUS RØRBYE (DRAMMEN 1803 - 1848 COPENHAGEN)
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
Artillerymen on guard at the Citadel of Copenhagen with Pitch Torches lit on the Occasion of the Crownprince Frederik (VII) marrying Princess Wilhelmina (Artillerister holder vagt ved begfakler i anledning af Frederik VII's og prinsesse Vilhelminas formaeling)
inscribed and dated 'M. Rörby pinx./ 1828' (on stretcher)
oil on canvas
13 ½ x 11 in. (34.5 x 28 cm)
Painted in 1828.
Provenance
Architect Fred. L. Levy, by 1905.
Artdealer Martin Grosell's collection sale III; Winkel & Magnussen, Copenhagen, 9 June 1932, Auction 114, lot 144.
R. van Hauen collection.
Dr. Alice Reyn collection.
Anonymous sale; Kunsthallen, Copenhagen, 7 September 1999, lot 45, where acquired by the present owner.
Exhibited
Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, March-April 1905 no. 17, lent by Architect Fred. L. Levy.
Copenhagen, Kunstforeningen, September 1930, no. 12.
| Artist: | Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (1803 - 1848) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Romanticism |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Denmark, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (1803 - 1848) |
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| Applied technique: | Oil, Painted |
| Art style: | Romanticism |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Denmark, Europe |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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