Vilhelm Petersen (painter)

Vilhelm Petersen
Born	December 17, 1812[1] Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
Died	July 25, 1880 (aged 67)[1] Copenhagen, Denmark[2]
Nationality	Danish

Vilhelm Petersen (1812-1880) was a Danish painter. Petersen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1812.

Notable collections

• Study of a Stone Heap, 1843, oil on canvas; Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark^[1]
• The Rhine at Remagen, 1850, oil on paper, laid down on canvas; in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York^[3]
• Rhine Landscape, ca. 1850, oil on paper, laid down on canvas; in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York^[2]
• View towards Hesbjerg from the Hornbaek Estate, 1857, oil on paper on board; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England^[4]

Gallery

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  Church of Holmen in Copenhagen, c. 1855

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  Fishwives at Gammel Strand viewed from Højbro Plads with Slotsholmen in the background

References

1. "Vilhelm Petersen". Search SMK. Statens Museum for Kunst. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
2. "Rhine Landscape". The Collection Online. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
3. "The Rhine at Remagen". The Collection Online. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
4. "View towards Hesbjerg from the Hornbaek Estate". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 1 August 2015.