Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
1783
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1853
Danish painter (1783–1853)
Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Duchy of Schleswig. He went on to lay the foundation for the period of art known as the Golden Age of Danish Painting, and is referred to as the "Father of Danish painting".
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![The Russian Ship of the Line "Asow" and a Frigate at Anchor in the Roads of Elsinore](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Det_russiske_linieskib_"Assow"_og_en_fregat_til_ankers_på_Helsingør_red.jpg/500px-Det_russiske_linieskib_"Assow"_og_en_fregat_til_ankers_på_Helsingør_red.jpg)
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![The 84-Gun Danish Warship "Dronning Marie" in the Sound](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/C.W._Eckersberg_-_The_84-Gun_Danish_Warship_"Dronning_Marie"_in_the_Sound_-_KMS255_-_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst.jpg/500px-C.W._Eckersberg_-_The_84-Gun_Danish_Warship_"Dronning_Marie"_in_the_Sound_-_KMS255_-_Statens_Museum_for_Kunst.jpg)
![The Corvette "Galathea" in a Storm in the North Sea](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Eckersberg%2C_CW_-_Korvetten_"Galathea"_i_en_storm_i_Nordsøen_-_1839.jpeg/500px-Eckersberg%2C_CW_-_Korvetten_"Galathea"_i_en_storm_i_Nordsøen_-_1839.jpeg)
![The Corvette "Galathea" Lying to in order to Send Help to the Brig "St Jean"](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Eckersberg%2C_CW_-_Korvetten_"Galathea"_ligger_underdrejet_for_at_sende_hjælp_til_briggen_"St_Jan"_-_1839.jpeg/500px-Eckersberg%2C_CW_-_Korvetten_"Galathea"_ligger_underdrejet_for_at_sende_hjælp_til_briggen_"St_Jan"_-_1839.jpeg)
![Christian VIII Aboard his Steamship "Ægir" Watching the Manoeuvres of a Squadron near Copenhagen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Eckersberg%2C_CW_-_Christian_VIII_med_følge_overværer_på_sit_dampskib_"Ægir"_den_2_maj_1843_manøvreringen_af_en_eskadre_-_1844.jpeg/500px-Eckersberg%2C_CW_-_Christian_VIII_med_følge_overværer_på_sit_dampskib_"Ægir"_den_2_maj_1843_manøvreringen_af_en_eskadre_-_1844.jpeg)
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