Thorvaldsen's arrival on the Copenhagen red., Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1839

Thorvaldsen arriving at the roads of copenhagen. The painting shows bertel thorvaldsen - white-haired and dressed in black - being rowed ashore from the frigate rota in 1838. Eckersberg chose the moment when a rainbow appeared behind the ships and boats, and made a study of it, and although thorvaldsen could only be glimpsed at, he liked it and ordered this painting. Object Type: painting. Date: 1839. Dimensions: height: 71.9 cm (28.3 in); width: 96.2 cm (37.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Thorvaldsen Museum. Eckersberg, CW - Thorvaldsens ankomst på Københavns red