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Auction archive: Lot number 891-9

I. C. Dahl: Prince Christian Frederik and Princess Caroline Amalie with entourage on an archaeological excursion... 1821. Unsigned.

Estimate
DKK400,000 - DKK600,000
ca. US$59,046 - US$88,569
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 891-9

I. C. Dahl: Prince Christian Frederik and Princess Caroline Amalie with entourage on an archaeological excursion... 1821. Unsigned.

Estimate
DKK400,000 - DKK600,000
ca. US$59,046 - US$88,569
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Prince Christian Frederik (1786–1848) later Christian VIII and Princess Caroline Amalie (1796–1881) with entourage on an archaeological excursion outside Rome. 1821. Unsigned. Drawing ink, pencil and wash on paper. Sheet size 437×562 mm. Motif 292×438 mm. Collector’s mark on the back. Unframed. Kursiv: A previously unknown and quite unusual drawing by the landscape painter J.C. Dahl (Johan Christian Dahl). Its unusualness comes from being a large, yet elaborate, figure composition. A group portrait of the Danish Prince Christian and his wife Caroline Amalie with their entire entourage on an archaeological excursion outside Rome. The landscape painter Dahl has reduced the landscape and Rome’s profile to décor for the large and complex group of figures in the foreground. Prince Christian Frederik, later Christian VIII, was a learned person and with abilities and interests within both art and science. In May 1819, the Prince and his wife Caroline Amalie embarked on a long-lasting Grand Tour of Europe, visiting countries such as Germany, France, England, Italy and others. The travel party left Copenhagen in four carriages and arrived in Rome on 23 December, accompanied by an entourage of 30 people. Archaeologist P.O. Brøndsted (1780–1842) and Baron Herman Schubart (1756–1832), both of whom resided in Italy, at once paid their respect and offered their service to the royal travellers. Schubart was a Danish diplomat and Denmark’s trade intendant in Italy from 1803. His home in Montenero in Livorno was a favourite meeting place for painters, the literati and other artistic minds. Schubart was the friend and patron of Bertel Thorvaldsen and had a crucial role in the sculptor’s career in Italy. On 11 May 1820, the royals left Rome and travelled to Naples as guests of Ferdinand I, where they lived at the Quisisana country estate at Castelmare, Naples. From Quisisana, the prince wrote a letter to J.C. Dahl, who was living in Dresden at the time. In the letter, Dahl was invited to come to Italy and stay at Quisisana as a kind of unofficial court painter. The prospect of a professorship at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and a travelling scholarship was mentioned. Beautiful Italy, with excursions to archaeological excavations, trips to important private and museum collections, contacts to a number of important artist colleagues, possible commissions for paintings and not least all the new motifs that would be within reach, have all most likely also been attractive possibilities for the painter. Therefore, Dahl left Dresden on 13 June 1820 to join the royal travel party. During Dahl’s stay in Italy, the prince commissioned several large and significant works with the artist. Safely arrived in Italy, Dahl executed on 14 September 1820 a drawing depicting Christian Frederik, Caroline Amalie and their entourage on an excursion to Monte Sant’Angelo (catalogue no. 44, Bodil Sørensen, ‘J. C. Dahl. Tegninger fra Italia-reisen 1820–1821’, 2004. The drawing is today located at the National Museum in Oslo. Inv. no. NG.K&H.B.08036–016). Reproduced p. 27. In the drawing, the Prince and Princess, as well as Baron Herman Schubart appear as prominent figures in the foreground. The same figures also appear in the present drawing. In December 1820, the royal travel party and the entourage are back in Rome, where they went on several outings and archaeological excursions, etc. In a report to Copenhagen from December 1820, Brøndsted wrote about the planning of the royal excursions, arranged jointly with the Italian archaeologist and archivist Antonio Nibby (1792–1839), who worked for the Vatican on excavating the many monuments from antiquity in and around Rome (in Danish): “His Royal Highness, the Prince, begins his excursions next week, where he will be accompanied by Nibby and myself, in the old and new parts of Rome. According to the provisions of His Royal Highness, this endeavour will be divided into 24 excursions
Condition report on request. Please contact: fine-art@bruun-rasmussen.dk

Auction archive: Lot number 891-9
Auction:
Datum:
26 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Bredgade 33
1260 København K
Denmark
info@bruun-rasmussen.dk
+45 8818 1111
+45 8818 1112
Beschreibung:

Prince Christian Frederik (1786–1848) later Christian VIII and Princess Caroline Amalie (1796–1881) with entourage on an archaeological excursion outside Rome. 1821. Unsigned. Drawing ink, pencil and wash on paper. Sheet size 437×562 mm. Motif 292×438 mm. Collector’s mark on the back. Unframed. Kursiv: A previously unknown and quite unusual drawing by the landscape painter J.C. Dahl (Johan Christian Dahl). Its unusualness comes from being a large, yet elaborate, figure composition. A group portrait of the Danish Prince Christian and his wife Caroline Amalie with their entire entourage on an archaeological excursion outside Rome. The landscape painter Dahl has reduced the landscape and Rome’s profile to décor for the large and complex group of figures in the foreground. Prince Christian Frederik, later Christian VIII, was a learned person and with abilities and interests within both art and science. In May 1819, the Prince and his wife Caroline Amalie embarked on a long-lasting Grand Tour of Europe, visiting countries such as Germany, France, England, Italy and others. The travel party left Copenhagen in four carriages and arrived in Rome on 23 December, accompanied by an entourage of 30 people. Archaeologist P.O. Brøndsted (1780–1842) and Baron Herman Schubart (1756–1832), both of whom resided in Italy, at once paid their respect and offered their service to the royal travellers. Schubart was a Danish diplomat and Denmark’s trade intendant in Italy from 1803. His home in Montenero in Livorno was a favourite meeting place for painters, the literati and other artistic minds. Schubart was the friend and patron of Bertel Thorvaldsen and had a crucial role in the sculptor’s career in Italy. On 11 May 1820, the royals left Rome and travelled to Naples as guests of Ferdinand I, where they lived at the Quisisana country estate at Castelmare, Naples. From Quisisana, the prince wrote a letter to J.C. Dahl, who was living in Dresden at the time. In the letter, Dahl was invited to come to Italy and stay at Quisisana as a kind of unofficial court painter. The prospect of a professorship at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and a travelling scholarship was mentioned. Beautiful Italy, with excursions to archaeological excavations, trips to important private and museum collections, contacts to a number of important artist colleagues, possible commissions for paintings and not least all the new motifs that would be within reach, have all most likely also been attractive possibilities for the painter. Therefore, Dahl left Dresden on 13 June 1820 to join the royal travel party. During Dahl’s stay in Italy, the prince commissioned several large and significant works with the artist. Safely arrived in Italy, Dahl executed on 14 September 1820 a drawing depicting Christian Frederik, Caroline Amalie and their entourage on an excursion to Monte Sant’Angelo (catalogue no. 44, Bodil Sørensen, ‘J. C. Dahl. Tegninger fra Italia-reisen 1820–1821’, 2004. The drawing is today located at the National Museum in Oslo. Inv. no. NG.K&H.B.08036–016). Reproduced p. 27. In the drawing, the Prince and Princess, as well as Baron Herman Schubart appear as prominent figures in the foreground. The same figures also appear in the present drawing. In December 1820, the royal travel party and the entourage are back in Rome, where they went on several outings and archaeological excursions, etc. In a report to Copenhagen from December 1820, Brøndsted wrote about the planning of the royal excursions, arranged jointly with the Italian archaeologist and archivist Antonio Nibby (1792–1839), who worked for the Vatican on excavating the many monuments from antiquity in and around Rome (in Danish): “His Royal Highness, the Prince, begins his excursions next week, where he will be accompanied by Nibby and myself, in the old and new parts of Rome. According to the provisions of His Royal Highness, this endeavour will be divided into 24 excursions
Condition report on request. Please contact: fine-art@bruun-rasmussen.dk

Auction archive: Lot number 891-9
Auction:
Datum:
26 Nov 2019
Auction house:
Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers
Bredgade 33
1260 København K
Denmark
info@bruun-rasmussen.dk
+45 8818 1111
+45 8818 1112
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