Ejler Andreas Christoffer Jorgensen aka Eiler Jørgensen (July 16, 1838 – December 17, 1876) was a Danish-born American landscape and portrait painter.

Biography

Eiler Jørgensen was born in Sømme Herred in

Roskilde, Denmark Roskilde ( , ) is a city west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,354 (), the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denmark. It is governed by the administrative ...

. He was the eldest son of parish priest Søren Hillerup Jørgensen (1806-1847) and Conradine van Deurs (1812-1890). He was a student at the

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(''Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi'') in Copenhagen (1860). He relocated to the

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in 1873. He was professionally active in

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in the 1870s. Jorgensen painted in

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in 1875. He died in

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in 1876. The

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holds work by Ejler Andreas Jorgensen. Jorgensen signed some of his paintings "Chris Jorgensen", but should not be confused with the American-born painter of landscapes, missions, and marine scenes,

Chris Jorgensen Christian August Jorgensen (October 7, 1860 - June 24, 1935) was a Norwegian-born American landscape painter. Jorgensen is best known for his paintings of Yosemite Valley and the California Missions. Early life and influences Chris Jorgensen wa ...

(1860–1935).''Eiler Jørgensen'' in "Nyt dansk kunstnerlexikon: bd. Indenlandske kunstnere" (Copenhagen: Gyldendal, page 548-549. 1896)

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* Ellis, George R. and Marcia Morse (2000) ''A Hawaii Treasury, Masterpieces from the Honolulu Academy of Arts'' (Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun, pages 147, 223) * Forbes, David W. (1992) ''Encounters with Paradise: Views of Hawaii and its People, 1778-1941'' (Honolulu Academy of Arts, page 167) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Ejler Andreas 19th-century American painters American male painters 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters American portrait painters Danish portrait painters American landscape painters People from Roskilde Danish emigrants to the United States 1876 deaths 1838 births 19th-century American male artists 19th-century Danish male artists