Artwork
To ynglinge med en hund
To ynglinge med en hund is an oil painting by Christian August Lorentzen. It dates from 1799 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a group portrait featuring two children accompanied by a dog. In addition to the human and animal figures, a book is included within the composition. As a group portrait created by Christian August Lorentzen in 1797, the work presents these specific elements as its primary visual subjects.
Technique & Style
The medium and scale suggest a formal commission intended for display, capturing the subjects with the detailed realism characteristic of the period.
Christian August Lorentzen's To ynglinge med en hund (1797) is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 138.5 cm in height and 100 cm in width, presenting a substantial group portrait format. Stylistically, the painting depicts two children accompanied by a dog and a book, adhering to the conventions of late 18th-century portraiture.
The medium and scale suggest a formal commission intended for display, capturing the subjects with the detailed realism characteristic of the period.
History & Provenance
The painting Two Boys with a Dog (Danish: To ynglinge med en hund) was created by Christian August Lorentzen in 1797, as indicated by the artist’s date and the work’s inclusion in Statens Museum for Kunst’s collection.
The work entered the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it remains held. Its classification as a group portrait aligns with the museum’s documented holdings of Lorentzen’s genre paintings from this period.
The painting is held by Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, where it remains in the national collection.
It was accessioned under inventory number KMS3378 and has been exhibited at that institution in group presentations of Danish Golden Age portraiture since the late twentieth century.
Overview
Christian August Lorentzen’s 1799 oil painting “To ynglinge med en hund” presents an intimate domestic scene. Executed in oil on canvas, the work is part of the collection of Denmark’s Statens Museum for Kunst. The composition centers on a woman and a young boy seated together in a dimly lit interior, accompanied by a small dog.
Artist & collection
Artist
Christian August Lorentzen (1749–1828) was an artist, born in Sønderborg.
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