Odvardt Helmoldt von Lode, also Odvardt Helmoldt de Lode (c. 1726 – 3 September 1757), was a Danish painter and engraver.

Early life

Lode was the son of the painter and engraver

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. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a painter in Viborg and later in

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and was first mentioned in documents in 1742. From 1743 on there were articles about him and his work in several magazines.

Works

In 1745 he painted the frontispiece in

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. He also engraved a series of portraits of notable people, including Tycho Brahe, Adam Gottlob Moltke,

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, Ludvig Holberg (1752) and

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(1757).

Later life

In 1754 he married a wine merchant's daughter, Karen Nordrup. In 1755 he was awarded the Academy's silver medal. He was then commissioned to engrave the twelve Oldenburg kings. He completed Christian I of Denmark in 1757, but died the same year. His widow died in 1763.

References

* Odvardt Helmoldt von Lode at the Art Index Denmark / Weilbachs Artist Encyclopedia *

External Links

MyNDIR (My Norse Digital Image repository)
illustrations by Odvardt Helmoldt von Lode from Monuments de la mythologie et de la poésie des Celtes. Clicking on the thumbnail will give you the full image and information concerning it. 1726 births 1757 deaths 18th-century Danish engravers 18th-century Danish painters 18th-century male artists Danish male painters {{engraver-stub