Wilhelm Marstrand
(1810–1873) dansk konstprofessor, målare
Wilhelm Marstrand (1810–1873) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Wilhelm Marstrand belongs to the chapter ‘Romanticism’ in this site’s history of art.
Wilhelm Marstrand was born in Copenhagen and died in Copenhagen. Wilhelm Marstrand trained at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Wilhelm Marstrand studied under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. Wilhelm Marstrand worked in Germany, Italy, and Copenhagen. Wikidata associates Wilhelm Marstrand with Danish Golden Age. The awards include Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog, Thorvaldsen Medal, and etatsråd. The students included Peder Severin Krøyer, Louise of Hesse-Kassel, Carl Bloch, and Kristian Zahrtmann.
The best-known works include ‘October Festival evening outside the walls of Rome’, ‘Christian IV on the ship Trefoldigheden’, and ‘Familien Waagepetersen’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting and portrait painting. The catalogue has 167 works by Wilhelm Marstrand with free images. The dated works span the years 1830–1870. Works by Wilhelm Marstrand are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Nivaagaard, and Nivaagaard Museum.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Alfred Dedreux, Apollon Mokritsky, Alfred Jacob Miller, Jules Noël, and Marie-Élisabeth Cavé.