Danish artist Jens Juel was a prolific portraitist who studied at the Royal Danish Academy. Juel painted the royalty and landed gentry of Denmark as a Court Painter. The subject of this work, Marcus Holst von Schmidten who later became a politician, but enjoyed the honor of being depicted as a boy in an unusual and "moving" portrait.
Running boy, Marcus Holst von Schmidten, c.1802, Oil on CanvasJens Juel Danish (1745 - 1802) |
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Danish artist Jens Juel was a prolific portraitist who studied at the Royal Danish Academy. Juel painted the royalty and landed gentry of Denmark as a Court Painter. The subject of this work, Marcus Holst von Schmidten who later became a politician, but enjoyed the honor of being depicted as a boy in an unusual and "moving" portrait. |
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