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Interior with mother and daughter by the window by Ludvig August Smith, 1853, Nationalmuseum

Ludvig August Smith (22 November 1820 – 12 November 1906) was a Danish painter, specialising in genre painting but also producing portraits and history paintings.[1]

Born in Copenhagen, he was the son of Morten Peter Smith (1776-1835) and Lene Dorothea (nee Scheel; 1780-1853). He studied at the Kunstakademiet from 1831 until 1841 and for a time painted there under C.W. Eckersberg. His first exhibition of a work, A Family Scene, came in 1839. His genre works included Supplicants (1853), bought by the Kunstforeningen. Particularly popular was his A Copenhagen Family (1861), popularised via a lithograph copy.[2][3]

In 1864 he married Margrethe Petersen (1843-1877). He last exhibited in 1894[4] and died in Copenhagen.

References

  1. ^ (in Danish) Sigurd Müller, 'Ludvid August Smith' in Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, 1st edition, volume 16, page 130, published by CF Bricka , Gyldendal (1887-1905)
  2. ^ "Entry on Artnet".
  3. ^ "Entry on MutualArt".
  4. ^ "Entry in the Kunstindeks Danmark/Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon" (in Danish).
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