Erling Eckersberg (15 September 1808 27 November 1889) was a

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printmaker.

Early life and education

Eckersberg was born on 15 September 1808 in

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, the son of

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (2 January 1783 – 22 July 1853) was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Southern Jutland region of Denmark. He went on to lay the foundation for the period of art known as the Golden Age of Dani ...

and Christine Rebekka Hyssing. His parents divorced when he was small. In 1812–15, while his father went on a study trip abroad, he was placed in the foster care of printmaker

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and his wife Karen. Eckersberg initially trained as an artist under his father and attended the

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in 1826–33. He was also trained as a printmaker privately by O.O. Bagge. He won the Academy's small silver medal in 1831 and its large gold medal in 1833. In 1834–38, he continued his training as a printmaker under J.M. Leroux and H.C. Müller in

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and

Paolo Toschi Paolo Toschi (1788 – 30 July 1854) was an Italian draughtsman and engraver. He was born in Parma. Biography He trained in Paris under Charles Clément Balvay (Bervic), and first made a reputation by a fine etching of ''Henry IV'', after Gérard ...

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Career

Back in Denmark, Eckersberg settled as a printmaker in Copenhagen, specializing in reproductions of his father's paintings and drawings. He both worked with copperprint engraving, etching and lithography techniques.

Personal life

Exkersberg never married. He died on 27 November 1889 and is buried in

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References

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