Frederik Christian Lund (14 February 1826, Copenhagen – 31 October 1901, Frederiksberg), commonly known as F. C. Lund, was a Danish

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and

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. He is also remembered for his illustrations of traditional Danish regional costumes in the mid 19th century.

Biography

Lund attended the

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from 1838 to 1845, his course of study being interrupted by his service as a volunteer in the

First Schleswig War The First Schleswig War (), also known as the Schleswig-Holstein uprising () and the Three Years' War (), was a military conflict in southern Denmark and northern Germany rooted in the Schleswig–Holstein question: who should control the Du ...

(1848–1851). While still at the Academy, he helped with decorating the interior of the

Thorvaldsen Museum The Thorvaldsen Museum is a single-artist museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, dedicated to the art of Danish and Icelandic Neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), who lived and worked in Rome for most of his life (1796–1838). The ...

as well as with Jørgen Sonne's frieze on the building's facade. After receiving the Academy's large silver medal in 1852, he sketched or painted battle scenes and other historical subjects which were published in various periodicals."Lund, Frederik Christian"
''Hope Gallery''. Retrieved 28 November 2011. In 1859, he travelled to Paris and between 1862 and 1864 he also visited Brussels, Amsterdam, and London, spending a period with

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in Rome where he tried to establish himself as a history painter. He spent a further year in Italy (1874–75) on a study grant. Although he was highly recognized in his day for his decoration of the

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ceiling in 1876, receiving the

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the same year, his work was later torn down to be replaced by

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's frescos. Lund is also known for his portraits, landscapes and genre paintings typically depicting the daily life of Italians.

National costumes

While taking part in the First Schlesvig War, Lund began to sketch local country people in their best Sunday attire, especially costumes from the first half of the 19th century. As a result of the success of his work and increased interest in the national heritage in 1864 after Denmark had lost Schesvig and Holstein to the Prussians, the State commissioned him to complete drawings of traditional costumes from the other regions of Denmark. That led to his publication of a collection of 31 coloured lithographs the same year. Frits Lilbæk, "Historiemaler F C Lund: Danske National Dragter"
. Retrieved 28 November 2011. File:Lund Bonde fra Sjælland.jpg, Farmer from

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File:Lund Kone fra Haudrup.jpg, Woman from

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Hedeby Hedeby (, Old Norse: ''Heiðabýr'', German: ''Haithabu'') was an important Danish Viking Age (8th to the 11th centuries) trading settlement near the southern end of the Jutland Peninsula, now in the Schleswig-Flensburg district of Schleswig ...

File:Lund Skovshoved Pige.jpg, Girl from

Skovshoved Skovshoved is a former fishing village on the Øresund coast north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The area is part of Charlottenlund postal district and Gentofte Municipality. Local landmarks include Skovshoved Church, Skovshoved Hotel and the listed Ar ...

File:Lund Kone fra Bornholm.jpg, Woman from

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References

External links

Lund's ''Danske Nationaldragter''
with 31 illustrations of Danish national costumes.
Images
of national costumes {{DEFAULTSORT:Lund, Frederik Christian 1826 births 1901 deaths 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters Painters from Copenhagen Danish folklorists Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni 19th-century painters of historical subjects 19th-century Danish male artists

Biography

National costumes

See also

References

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