Axel Schovelin, The Deerpark, Copenhagen

Axel Schovelin, The Deerpark, CopenhagenThis charming late 19th century oil painting by Danish artist Axel Schovelin (1827 1893) depicts a picturesque view at the deer park in Copenhagen. Schovelin was an accomplished academy trained painter predominantly known for landscapes. Illuminated by the ebullient rays of summer, the pleasing environs of Dyrehaven. Where deer skip through seemingly endless pastures and sun tipped ponds shimmer in tranquil silver. Schovelin loved it here, returning

Signed ‘Esquire C J Watelet 1909’ in the bottom right

Signed/dated in the lower right and held in a fine rococo revival gilt frame

Medium: Oil on canvasOverall size: 36½” x 47½” / 93cm x 111cmYear of creation: 1835Condition: Artwork presents well

a similar piece by Davidson was acquired by Queen Victoria and given to Prince Albert as a Christmas gift

he's captured an interesting elevated perspective

and who led them along at a cracking pace

he was just 22 with the world at his feet

specialised in interior scenes and this is a particularly good example of the way he handles light

The painting is monogrammed in the lower right and housed within an appropriate contemporary frame

It’s unsigned

is known to have assisted Lely

they were known as the ‘Barnes School’