The poet Jens Baggesen with Charlotte and Heinrich Ernst Schimmelman at Emiliekilde, c. 1806., Hans Jørgen Hammer, circa 1862

Commissioned by orla lehmann, this painting portrays ernst schimmelmann (at the right), his wife charlotte, and the poet jens baggesen. It was supposed to depict the time around 1806: baggesen stands with his benefactors at the emilie fountain on strandvejen below the country house sølyst near klampenborg. The emilie fountain was created by nicolai abildgaard as a classic monument to schimmelmann's first wife who died in 1780. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1862. Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle. Hans Jørgen Hammer - Amiliekilde