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Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen

1830
Not on view
On August 17, 1830, Eckersberg noted in his diary that he had finished a painting of a ship unloading its cargo and drying its sails. This drawing, showing men loading barrels, served as a point of departure for the painting in question. Wilders Plads, or square, is located in Christianshavn, across the harbor from where Eckersberg lived. At right in the composition are warehouses where the cargo must have been offloaded.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sailing Vessels at Wilders Plads, Copenhagen
  • Artist: Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (Danish, Blåkrog 1783–1853 Copenhagen)
  • Date: 1830
  • Medium: Pen and black ink with brush and brown and gray wash
  • Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/16 x 6 5/16 in. (21.5 x 16 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Guy Wildenstein Gift, 2003
  • Object Number: 2003.180
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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