Background
Christian August Lorentzen was born on 10 August 1749 as the son of a watchmaker.
Christian August Lorentzen was born on 10 August 1749 as the son of a watchmaker.
He was the instructor of Martinus Rørbye. He arrived in Copenhagen around 1771 where he frequented the Royal Academy of Fine Arts but it is unclear whether he received formal training. From 1779 to 1782 he went abroad to develop his skills, visiting the Netherlands, Antwerp and Paris where he copied old masters.
In 1792 he traveled to Norway to paint prospects.
In a number of painting, such as Slaget på Reden (1801, Danish Museum of National History) and Den rædsomste national (1807, Danish National ), he documented key events from the English Wars between 1801 and 1814. Later in his career he mainly painted portraits, landscapes and scenes from Ludvig Holberg"s comedies.
As a professor at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen from 1803 and until his death in 1828, he exercised great influence on the next generation of painters such as Martinus Rørbye among others
Portrait of Frederik Carl Trant and His Wife Cornelia Née Schumacher 1770
The British Bombardment of Copenhagen, Night Between 4th and 5th of September 1807
Henrik Steffens
Model Class at the Copenhagen Academy
Helvedesfossen
Peter Norden Sølling
Gun Boats off Kastellet
Portrait of Frederik Christian Winsløw
Dannebrog Falling from the Sky During the Battle of Lyndanisse, June 15, 1219
Stiller Musikgenuss
Transparenter Bærums Verk
Johan Frederik Struensee
Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz
La Vile De Bergen Prise D' Une Batterie Nommé Hæggrénsset
Parti Af Frederiksholms Kanal
Battle of Copenhagen
Vue De Stubbeljan
Slaget Paa Reden