Christian Albrecht Jensen
Danish Golden Age portraitist of cultural elites
Christian Albrecht Jensen was a Danish portrait painter who was active during the Golden Age of Danish Painting in the first half of the 19th century. Painting more than 400 portraits over the course of his career, he depicted most of the leading figures of the Danish Golden Age, including the writer Hans Christian Andersen, the painter Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen, the physicist Hans Christian Ørsted and the theologian N. F. S. Grundtvig. Although Jensen experienced considerable commercial success, he received little official appreciation from the artistic establishment of his day. In particular, the art historian and critic Niels Lauritz Høyen criticized his style, finding his paintings 'unfinished'.
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Artworks by this artist (26 total)
- Maria Magdalena Jensen, née Jessen, the Artist’s Mother 1821 [-] 1822
- Cathrine Jensen, née Lorenzen, the Artist’s Wife Wearing a Turban 1842 [-] 1844
- Hans and Bolette Puggaards three children 1827
- Portrait Of Baroness Christine Stampe, Nee Dalgas 1827
- The Sculptor Hermann Ernst Freund 1819
- Portrait Of The Flower Painter C.D. Fritzsch C. 1835
- Portræt af Edward O’Ferrall greve Bourke
- Sub-Lieutenant Cosmus Bornemann, Royal Danish Navy (born 1809, died 1888) 1828
- The Painter C.W. Eckersberg 1832
- Portrait of Johannes Dam Hage (1800-1837), editor of ‘Fædrelandet’ (The Fatherland) 1837
- Johan Laurentz Jensen 1828
- Birgitte Søbøtker Hohlenberg, née Malling 1826
- Ole Jørgen Rawert, Director of Industrial Affairs 1839
- Self-Portrait 1836
- Portrait of Johannes Søbøtker Hohlenberg 1826
- Portræt af fru Gumperd 1815
- Signe Marie Vilhelmine Jensen 1827
- Portræt af Bertel Thorvaldsen 1839
- Mansporträtt 1828
- Mathias Friis von Irgens-Bergh, Danish Chargé d’Affaires in Dresden 1824