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August Schiøtt (1862)
The Reventlow Sisters, Malvina and Hilda

Heinrich August Georg Schiøtt (17 December 1823 – 25 June 1895) was a Danish portrait painter.[1]

Biography

August Schiøtt was born in Helsingør, Denmark. He was the son of Heinrich Erpecum Schiøtt and Anna Sophie Marie Fleron. His father was a customs official. After his confirmation, he was sent to school in Copenhagen where he later entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and had an undistinguished academic record. For a short time, he was a private student of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853). His first portrait (of a child) was created in 1844, two years before his graduation. After that, he painted six to eight portraits every year.[2][3]

Altogether, he presented over 150 portraits at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, including several of the Royal Family: Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (three times), Prince Ferdinand, Princess Caroline and Prince (later King) Christian. In addition to these portraits, his most notable include those of Baron Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke (1822-1873), who was the grandfather-in-law of Karen Blixen, General Gerhard Christoph von Krogh, and the history painter J.L. Lund.[4][5]

He was married in 1850, but his wife died three years later after they returned from an Academy supported study trip to France, England and Italy. In 1854, he was named a member of the Academy. He remarried in 1855 and in 1866 became a titular professor.[4]

In 1872, he received "Det anckerske Legat [da]"; a grant for composers, writers and artists. This enabled him to visit Southern Europe, Egypt and Palestine where he made numerous sketches of people and landscapes.[4] In addition to his portraits, he created numerous figure compositions, such as King Wermund with his son Offa, Christ at Gethsemane and genre scenes of peasant life.[6][7]

Personal life

In 1880, he was awarded the Order of the Dannebrog. He was married in 1850, he married Betty Augusta Ultima Søth (1820-1853). In 1855, he was to Mariane Ogilvie (1836-1857). He died at Hellebæk in 1895. One of his daughters, Elisabeth Schiott (1856-1893), studied with P.S. Krøyer and Laurits Tuxen and became a landscape painter. In 1938, an auction of his and his daughter's remaining works was held at the Academy and the proceeds were used to establish a scholarship.[4][8]

References

  1. ^ "August Schiøtt". kongernessamling.dk. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "August Schiøtt, genealogy". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "C.W. Eckersberg". kunstnyt.dk. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d August Schiøtt Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon
  5. ^ Helge Larsen; N. Neergaard. "Carl Frederik Blixen Finecke". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal. Retrieved March 1, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Jens Peter Munk. "August Schiøtt, biography". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved March 1, 2019.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Niels Jensen. "Det Anckerske Legat". litteraturpriser.dk. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  8. ^ "Elisabeth Schiott (Danish, 1856–1893)". artnet.com. Retrieved March 1, 2019.

External links

Media related to August Schiøtt at Wikimedia Commons

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