Erling Eckersberg (15 September 1808 27 November 1889) was a Danish 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 Duchy of Schleswig (now in Aabenraa Municipality, in the southern part of Jutland in Denmark). He went on to lay the foun ...

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 Oluf Olufsen Bagge 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

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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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Erling Eckersberg
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