Portret van Henrik Arnold Wergeland
Emilius Ditlev Baerentzen
in or after 1837 - in or before 1868
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
205; 274
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of Henrik Arnold Weland** by Emilius Ditlev Bazen captures the likeness of one of Norway's most celebrated Romantic poets and nationalists, Henrik Arnold Wergeland (8–1845). as a lithography sometime between 1837 and1868—likely during or shortly after Werg's lifetime—this intimate portrait measures 274 × 205 mm, ideal for personal collections or dissemination among admirers. Baerentzen, a prominent Danish artist and lithographer (1799–1862), in detailed likenesses of Scandinavian intellectuals, blending neoclassical precision with emerging Romantic expressiveness to honor cultural i...