Portrait of Johanne Louise Heiberg., Wilhelm Marstrand, 1859

Johanne louise heiberg was the leading danish actress of her day, and she dictated her posture and dress in the portrait. After marstrand had died, the fashion of women's gowns changed, and she summoned the painter carl bloch to alter the length of her skirt on the painting. A copy of this work, made by frants henningsen, is situated at the royal danish theater in copenhagen. Object Type: painting. Date: 1859. Dimensions: height: 196 cm (77.1 in); width: 102 cm (40.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle. Wilhelm Marstrand - Johanne Louise Heiberg