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Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen (1 March 1827 – 24 April 1912) was a Danish landscape painter.
Eilersen, Eiler Rasmussen, f. 1827
Dansk Biografisk Lexikon Like many future artists, he displayed an early affinity for drawing. Once he had decided on a career as an artist, he obtained the support of (1773-1857), a local landowner and philanthropist who was later appointed a Royal
Eiler Rasmussen Eilersen (1 March 1827 – 24 April 1912) was a Danish landscape painter.
Biography
Rasmussen Eilersen was born at Østerby, Faaborg-Midtfyn Municipality, Denmark. His father, Rasmus Eilersen (1788-1869), was a farmer and the local parish constable (').Ph. WeilbacEilersen, Eiler Rasmussen, f. 1827
Dansk Biografisk Lexikon Like many future artists, he displayed an early affinity for drawing. Once he had decided on a career as an artist, he obtained the support of (1773-1857), a local landowner and philanthropist who was later appointed a Royal
Privy Councillor
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mon ...
. Bille-Brahe's son, Christian Bille-Brahe (1819-1899), who would become a government official, was a major patron of Eilersen's work .
He took his first formal lessons in Faaborg
Faaborg or Fåborg () is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located southwest of Odense, west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly southeast of Midde ...
then, in 1847, went to Copenhagen to pursue his plans for becoming a landscape painter. The outbreak of the First Schleswig War
The First Schleswig War (german: Schleswig-Holsteinischer Krieg) was a military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig-Holstein Question, contesting the issue of who should control the Duchies of Schleswig, ...
interrupted his plans, however, when he was drafted into the army. He served for two years, then resumed his studies. He began exhibiting almost immediately, under the name "Rasmussen".
In 1858, after much effort, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark.
History
The Royal Dani ...
awarded him a travel scholarship. This enabled him and his wife to visit Paris, the Pyrenees
The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to C ...
and Switzerland. In 1871, he became a member of the Academy. He participated in numerous exhibitions abroad, including the Exposition Universelle (1889)
The Exposition Universelle of 1889 () was a world's fair held in Paris, France, from 5 May to 31 October 1889. It was the fourth of eight expositions held in the city between 1855 and 1937. It attracted more than thirty-two million visitors. The ...
.
Personal life
He was married in 1856 to Eleanor Vinning (1825-1899), whom he had met in Faaborg. He died in Copenhagen during 1912.See also
*Cape Eiler Rasmussen
Cape Eiler Rasmussen ( da, Kap Eiler Rasmussen) is a broad headland in the Wandel Sea, Arctic Ocean, northernmost Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
This cape is Peary Land's easternmost point. It was ...
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