A Russian Fleet at Anchor near Elsinore, Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1826

In connection with an excursion to helsingør on 10 september 1826, eckersberg wrote in his diary: "at reden sammested lay a russian squadron of 3 ships of the line and 6 frigates. The drawing is separate. " (diaries, 2009, p. 214). A possibly composition drawing for the painting is not known today. Object Type: painting. Genre: marine art. Date: 1826. Dimensions: height: 430 mm (16.92 in); width: 708 mm (27.87 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst. CW Eckersberg, En russisk flåde til ankers på Helsingørs red, 1826, KMS1671, Statens Museum for Kunst