Christian Eckardt, Portrait Of Johan Jacob Elmqvist

Christian Eckardt, Portrait Of Johan Jacob ElmqvistThis fine late 19th century portrait by Danish artist Christian Eckardt (1832 1914) depicts Johan Jacob Elmqvist. Its an accomplished work that conveys a sense of the subjects character. Eckardt was predominantly known as a marine painter and this is a rare venture into portraiture. Perhaps he knew the subject. Information is scarce regarding Johan Jacob Elmqvist but we have discovered, via ancestry records, that he had a wooden hand. Was this due to

Another interesting element is the shape of the rocks behind the pair as they echo the posture of the figures

They’re absorbed in their work

Her hairstyle and outfit match the expectations of the 1860s when women wore full bell-shaped dresses with low sloping shoulders that flared out into wide sleeves

Bonifazi worked in Capri and Rome and often produced ‘picture perfect’ portraits which idealised their subjects

in 2006 for ‘Officer wearing Spectacles in gold-embroidered blue Uniform’

Florence’s art consisted of interiors

Size including frame 11” x 13” / 28cm x 33cm

Areas of cloudy varnish

1934Condition: Artwork presents well

that he’s pointing at a Hamburg newspaper

This intriguing early 20th-century portrait by British artist

He also travelled to Italy