Portræt af B.S. Ingemann

Portræt af B.S. Ingemann is an oil-on-canvas portrait painted by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg in 1816, depicting the Danish poet and historian Bernhard Severin Ingemann. The work measures approximately 20.1 cm in height and 16.4 cm in width. It is presently held in the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen, where it has been registered as part of the museum’s holdings. No further details of its commission or earlier ownership are recorded in the available sources.

The painting is held in the collection of Statens Museum for Kunst, with the accession number not specified in the available sources. It has been exhibited in the museum’s permanent display of Danish Golden Age portraiture, reflecting its significance within the national artistic heritage.

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg's 1816 oil portrait of the Danish writer Bernhard Severin Ingemann exemplifies the neoclassical emphasis on psychological depth and precise draftsmanship that defined his early career and influenced subsequent Danish portraiture. Executed on canvas with meticulous attention to anatomical accuracy and chiaroscuro, the work was initially exhibited at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, where it garnered praise for its lifelike rendering and intellectual gravitas, reinforcing Ingemann's reputation as a cultural figure of the Golden Age. Today it remains part of the Statens Museum for Kunst's permanent collection, underscoring its enduring significance within Denmark's artistic heritage.

Created in 1816 by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, this oil painting presents a close‑up portrait of the Danish author Bernhard Severin Ingemann. Rendered in a restrained neoclassical idiom, the work is part of the collection of Denmark’s National Gallery (Statens Museum for Kunst).