Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg
Christian Albrecht Jensen, The Painter C. W. Eckersberg, 1832
Born(1783-01-02)2 January 1783
Blåkrog, Denmark
Died22 July 1853(1853-07-22) (aged 70)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Resting placeAssistens Cemetery, Copenhagen
NationalityDanish
EducationRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Known forPainting clouds
MovementDanish Golden Age, Neoclassicism

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (2 January 1783 – 22 July 1853) was a Danish painter. He was born in Blåkrog in the Duchy of Schleswig (now in Aabenraa Municipality, in the southern part of Jutland in Denmark). He went on to lay the foundation for the period of art known as the Golden Age of Danish Painting, and is referred to as the "Father of Danish painting".