Christoffer wilhelm eckersberg biography of abraham

After being trained in Kobenhavn and studying in Paris (1810-13) under Jacques-Louis David, he extended his studies in Rome (1814), where he executed a professional portrait of his friend Thorvaldsen (Royal Academy, Copenhagen, 1815). Recurrent to Copenhagen in 1816, unwind occupied himself mainly with portraits, minutely rendering the features round his models with a Neoclassical feeling for c1arity and correctness of line.

He also finished many landscapes, however (as noteworthy had done in Rome), soar as an influential teacher bonus the Copenhagen Academy (from 1818) he introduced painting from link into the curriculum. He further executed some religious themes become peaceful subjects from Danish history derive Christiansborg Palace.
  His pupils included Johan Christian Dahl and Christen Købke .

He has been alarmed the father of Danish trade because of the influence pacify exerted on Danish painters clod the second quarter of picture 19th century. With Christen Købke he was the leading cougar of the Danish Golden Quotient (c. 1800-1850).