Career
His first works were of an historical nature, but he afterwards devoted himself to pictures illustrating Zealand peasant life. He died in 1877. Amongst his best works are:
The Gossip at the Window. Taking Toll at the Bridge (of this picture he painted three versions).
Asking in Marriage.
A Fair at Westcapelle (at Paris International Exhibition, 1855). A Ball at Goes (at the same)
The Juggler (at London International Exhibition, 1862). Skaters (in Brussels Museum).
Recruiting: Austrian Soldiers halting at a Tavern (in the same).