Artwork
A Troup of Performers Arriving at the Fair at Dyrehavsbakken Near the Deer Park, North of Copenhagen
A Troup of Performers Arriving at the Fair at Dyrehavsbakken Near the Deer Park, North of Copenhagen is an oil painting by the Biedermeier artist Christian August Lorentzen. It dates from 1800 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The scene captures the transient nature of itinerant entertainment, featuring human figures, horses, and tents set against a backdrop of forest and trees.
The painting depicts a troupe of street artists and performers arriving at the Dyrehavsbakken fair, located north of Copenhagen near the Deer Park. The scene captures the transient nature of itinerant entertainment, featuring human figures, horses, and tents set against a backdrop of forest and trees. As a genre work, it represents the everyday life and popular culture of early 19th-century Denmark, focusing on the interaction between the performers and their environment rather than a mythological or historical narrative. The composition highlights the movement and arrival of the group within this specific recreational landscape.
Technique & Style
A Troup of Performers Arriving at the Fair at Dyrehavsbakken Near the Deer Park, North of Copenhagen is an oil‑on‑canvas work painted in 1800 by Christian August Lorentzen. The painting measures 55.5 cm in height and 73 cm in width, reflecting the standard format of early‑19th‑century Danish genre scenes. Executed in the genre‑scene tradition, it depicts a bustling fair with tents, horses, and figures rendered in a naturalistic yet lively style characteristic of Lorentzen’s genre subjects.
History & Provenance
The painting was produced in 1800 by Christian August Lorentzen, executed in oil on canvas. According to the available records, it depicts a troupe of performers arriving at the Dyrehavsbakken fair near the deer park north of Copenhagen, a popular entertainment site of the period.
The work is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst (the National Gallery of Denmark), which is identified as both its current location and its institutional collection. No information is provided regarding the original commissioner, the circumstances of its creation, or the chain of private ownership that may have preceded its entry into the national collection. The canvas measures 55.5 cm in height by 73 cm in width.
The painting A Troup of Performers Arriving at the Fair at Dyrehavsbakken Near the Deer Park, North of Copenhagen (1800) is held in the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen. It is listed in the museum’s inventory as part of the institution’s permanent holdings, though a specific accession number is not provided in the available records. Exhibition records for the work are not documented in the sources consulted, indicating that it has not been featured in publicly listed exhibitions up to the present.
Overview
Christian August Lorentzen's painting, "A Troup of Performers Arriving at the Fair at Dyrehavsbakken Near the Deer Park, North of Copenhagen," dates from 1800. Executed in oil, this genre scene captures a moment of arrival and activity. It depicts a lively gathering at Dyrehavsbakken, a historic fairground situated within a forest north of Copenhagen, offering a glimpse into public entertainment and daily life at the turn of the 19th century.
Artist & collection
Artist
Christian August Lorentzen (1749–1828) was an artist, born in Sønderborg.
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