Cornelius Hoyer "Marie Sophie Frederikke, Queen Consort of Denmark", 1792

Description: Normal 0 21 false false false DE-AT X-NONE X-NONE PLEASE READ SHIPPING DESCRIPTION CAREFULLY BEFORE BUYING! To learn more about us please click on our profile Although titled by 19th century collector "Princess Wilhelmine" on old passe-partout (he surely meant Princess Wilhelmine (Frederika Sophia Wilhelmina) of Prussia (1751-1820; Consort of Prince William V of Orange)) it is in reality portrait of Marie Sophie Frederikke, Queen Consort of Denmark, nee Princess of Hesse-Kassel (1767-1852). Moreover, it is an extremely important, till today absolutely unknown for art historians preparatory study, made in 1792 by great Danish miniaturist Cornelius Hoyer for his miniature portrait of Queen (now in Castle Rosenborg, Copenhagen - see our image nr.11 and web # 40178). Cornelius Hoyer (1741 Hammermollen by Kronborg - 1804 Copenhagen) was Denmark's most distinguished miniature painter. He was also one of the two most outstanding Danish-born portrait painters of the 18th century, the other being Jens Juel. On his long travels, during which he worked for foreign courts, he made his name well known not only for Danish portraiture, but also for a number of the best known foreign miniature painters (e.g. Fueger and Ritt). Presumably, he began his training (as one of the primary students) at the Royal Academy of Copenhagen in 1755 and studied there until summer 1764. He was awarded with prizes in the years 1758, 1759 and 1763. Around the same time, presumably about or immediately before 1758, Hoyer earned his living by painting miniatures in a family of painters named Thornborg, who in a craftsmanlike way produced portraits in series, amongst others portraits of Royalty. Hoyer's first trip abroad in 1764 led him to Paris, where he sojourned two years, and where, while visiting the French Academy, he became a pupil of the best known French miniature painter of the time - J. B. Massé. In the end of 1766 he went via Genoa and Florence to Rome, where he arrived in February of 1767. In autumn of 1767 the artist left Rome for Naples, returning home via Florence where he was admitted as a member of the local Academy of Fine Arts. Along his journey, he also briefly stayed in Bologna, where in April of 1768 he was admitted as a member of the Accademia Clementina. At that time, he had already lived in Dresden for some time, where he became acquainted with the leading artists (amongst them Anton Graff), and where he worked for the Electoral family. In 1771 he was appointed Councillor of the Dresdener Academy. From October 1768 to July 1781 Hoyer lived in Copenhagen, where he was made an agréé of the Danish Academy of Fine Arts, receiving admittance as its full member in April of 1770. In July of 1781 Hoyer left Copenhagen and went via Stockholm (where he was introduced to the Swedish King and Queen) to St. Petersburg, where he arrived on August 5th, 1781. Immediately upon his arrival, he was commissioned to paint portraits of the Grand Duke Paul (later - Tsar Paul I) and the Grand Duchess Maria Fedorovna, as well as those of their two young sons, Alexander (later - Alexander I) and Constantin. Besides portraits executed for the Court, the artist painted several portraits of distinguished personalities of St. Petersburg, amongst others, the Empress Catherina's lady-in-waiting, Countess Branitskaia (now in the collection of Hermitage, St. Petersburg), Count Panin (now in the collection of Russian Museum, St. Petersburg), Countesses Osterman and Nolcken. Hoyer left St. Petersburg in April 1783 and traveled to Stockholm, where he stayed until December 1783, and again, from October 1784 to early summer of 1785. There, he executed at least a score of miniatures for the Swedish Court and was appointed a member of the Swedish Academy of Fine Arts. Around October 1787 Hoyer went to Berlin, where he stayed until April 1788, then to Dresden, Meissen, Leipzig, Weimar, Erfurt, Gotha, Darmstadt, Mannheim, Strasburg. From May 1789 he lived in Paris, then again returned to Germany. In August 1797 he returned to St. Petersburg, where he presumably remained until spring of 1798. On December 19th, 1797, he was admitted as a member of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts, around the same date as another excellent miniaturist, Augustin Ritt. Besides Ritt Hoyer met Madame Vigée Lebrun in Russia, whom he mentioned as schemer and charlatan. Around August of 1798 he returned to Copenhagen. He died there in his official residence at Charlottenborg on June 2nd, 1804. Schidlof maintains that Hoyer was the best Danish miniaturist. The National Museum in Copenhagen owns some thirty works by him. His miniatures also belong to collections of the National Museum in Stockholm, the Viennese Albertina, etc. Provenance: antique trade, Paris Condition: good Creation Year: 1792 Measurements: UNFRAMED: 7.7cm x 7.5cm / 3.0in x 3.0in FRAMED: 22.9cm x 20.1cm / 9.0in x 7.9in Object Type: Framed miniature Style: Portrait Miniatures Technique: watercolor on paper (painted in tondo on rectangular paper sheet) Inscription: titled by later hand on matting Creator: Cornelius Hoyer Creator Dates: 1741 Hammermollen-1804 Copenhagen Nationality: Danish Themes: DANISH SCANDINAVIAN GERMAN HESSIAN ROYAL PORTRAIT QUEEN NEOCLASSICAL YOUNG WOMAN FEMALE PORTRAIT SHIPPING: Fully insured expedited service within 2-5 business days. 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Price: 2677.5 USD

Location: Wien

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