Eilif Peterssen

Eilif Peterssen
BornHjalmar Eilif Emanuel Peterssen
4 September 1852 Edit this on Wikidata
Christiania Edit this on Wikidata
Died29 December 1928 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 76)
Lysaker Edit this on Wikidata
Alma mater
OccupationPainter, drawer Edit this on Wikidata
Awards
  • Knight of the Order of St. Olav‎ (1887)
  • Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎ (1905)
  • Knight Officer of the Order of the Polar Star Edit this on Wikidata
Eilif Peterssen self-portrait (1876)

Hjalmar Eilif Emanuel Peterssen (4 September 1852 – 29 December 1928) was a Norwegian painter. He is most commonly associated with his landscapes and portraits. He gained early recognition for the history painting Christian II signing the Death Warrant of Torben Oxe and established himself as one of Norway's foremost portrait painters, with portraits of, among others, Henrik Ibsen and Edvard Grieg. He also became known for his landscape paintings, and became part of the artist circle known as the Skagen Painters. He also became known for his design in 1905 of Norway's national coat of arms with the Norwegian lion, which was used by the government and the royal house. The design is still used in the royal coat of arms and the royal flag. [1]

  1. ^ "Eilif Peterssen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 April 2009.