Dyrehaven near Copenhagen

1853 · Private collection

landscape

Dyrehaven, officially Jagersborg Dyrehave, is a forest park north of Copenhagen. It is noted for its mixture of huge, ancient oak trees and large populations of red and fallow deer.

About the Artist

Johan Christian Clausen Dahl

1788 – 1857

Norwegian painter, often called the discoverer of the Norwegian landscape. From 1824 until his death he was a professor at the Academy of Dresden, where he was a friend of Friedrich. The landscapes of Ruisdael were another influence on his Romantic outlook. Through his deep feeling for the grandeur of the landscape of his native country he was a pioneer of the new spirit of nationalism that characterized much Norwegian art in the 19th century.

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