P. C. Skovgaard

P.C. Skovgaard
Skovgaard photographed by Budtz Müller, c. 1870s
Born
Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard

(1817-04-04)April 4, 1817
Ringsted, Denmark
DiedApril 13, 1875(1875-04-13) (aged 58)
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting placeAssistens Cemetery
Alma materRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Spouse
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(m. 1851; died 1868)​
ChildrenJoakim Skovgaard
Niels Skovgaard
Susette Holten
AwardsThorvaldsen Medal (1845)
Order of the Dannebrog (1874)

Peter Christian Thamsen Skovgaard (4 April 1817 – 13 April 1875), known as P. C. Skovgaard, was a Danish national romantic landscape painter. He is considered one of the leading landscape painters of the 19th century and is one of the main figures associated with the Golden Age of Danish Painting. He is especially known for his large scale portrayals of the Danish landscape.

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