Søren Læssøe Lange
Søren Læssøe Lange (5 May 1760 – 19 June 1828) was a Danish painter and illustrator. He is mostly remembered for his topographical watercolours and drawings of landscapes, cityscapes and gardens in the years after 1800. He lived much of his life in Denmark-Norway.
Biography
[edit]Lange was born on 4 May 1760 in Faaborg, the son of master painter Jesper Henric Johansen Lange and Dorthea Hansdatter Læssøe. [1] He completed a painter's apprenticeship with his father in 1781. He later enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts's Model School. He won the Academy's small and large silver medals..[2][3]
Works
[edit]In the beginning of his career he created some portraits. He later turned to exclusively painting and drawing landscapes and buildings from different parts of Denmark. He has also created a substantial number of drawings and watercolours of monuments and tombstones of which many have been lost. In 1820, he visited the island of Bornholm.[4]
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Gisselfeld. -
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The Swiss House in Frederiksberg Park. -
Classen's Garden in Østerbro outside Copenhagen.
References
[edit]- ^ "Søren L. Lange:Genealogi". Kunstindeks Danmark (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Søren Læssøe Lange". Kunstindeks Frederikssund (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Søren L, Lange". Trap Danmark (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Søren L, Lange". bornholmerneshistorie.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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