Christian Tilemann-Petersen, Interior, Fredensborg Castle

Christian Tilemann-Petersen, Interior, Fredensborg CastleThis fine oil on canvas by Danish artist Christian Tilemann Petersen (1874 1926) depicts a room at the splendid Fredensborg Castle on the island of Zealand. Fredensborg is the Spring and Autumn residence of the Danish Royal Family and dates to the mid 18th century. Tilemann Petersen had a skill for capturing the mood within quiet interiors and this is a particularly good example. Signed dated in the lower left and framed. Learn more about Christian

A characterful early 20th-century portrait of an older gentleman in profile with a red necktie

He was the son of talented engraver Charles Theodosius Heath (1785-1848) and brother of engravers Frederick Augustus Heath (1810-78) and Alfred Theodosius Heath (1812-96)

During the 1920s and 1930s

The painting is signed in the bottom left and housed within a beautiful later frame

brown top and pearl necklace with an emerald

he learned the nuances of the Renaissance painters and applied his teachings to the modern world

All four are framed and ready to hang

while under Berggren’s tuition

Tucked into the frame

It has an enigmatic quality - she’s mysterious

She’s conspicuously fashionable

he’s carved out this familiar environment