(1818-1875) was a Danish painter. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and was a private student of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. He achieved international success as a marine artist, travelling widely especially to Morocco and Turkey. His paintings are realistic, often enhanced with dramatic light and weather effects as in Eddystone Lighthouse (1846) which earned him the Thorvaldsen Medal. He was also influenced by Camille Corot whom he met in Paris where he lived from 1847 to 1858. While in Paris he met Napoleon III who ordered a large painting from him.  Related Paintings of Anton Melbye :. | The Holy Trinity ga | Portrat eines Prokurators | Saint Ambrose forbids emperor Theodosius | skordegladje | Henry VIII embardking at Dover in 1520 on his way to calais for a meetin with Francis I of France on the Field of Cloth-of-Gold |
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