(b Copenhagen, 2 Sept 1722; d Copenhagen, 23 or 24 May 1783). Danish painter, active also in Russia. He was apprenticed to the portrait painter Johann Salomon Wahl in Copenhagen. In 1755 he competed unsuccessfully for the gold medal at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen with a historical painting, Lot and his Wife (untraced). In a letter he complained that the rules did not allow him to enter a portrait, a genre more suited to his talents. Presumably in 1756 he completed the portraits of the registrar of the royal art collections, Lorenz Spengler and his Wife (Copenhagen, Stat. Mus. Kst). (b Copenhagen, 2 Sept 1722; d Copenhagen, 23 or 24 May 1783). Danish painter, active also in Russia. He was apprenticed to the portrait painter Johann Salomon Wahl in Copenhagen. In 1755 he competed unsuccessfully for the gold medal at the Royal Academy of Art in Copenhagen with a historical painting, Lot and his Wife (untraced). In a letter he complained that the rules did not allow him to enter a portrait, a genre more suited to his talents. Presumably in 1756 he completed the portraits of the registrar of the royal art collections, Lorenz Spengler and his Wife (Copenhagen, Stat. Mus. Kst). (English)
Portrait Oljemålning Nr:: 77738 new24/Vigilius Eriksen-755673.jpg
Date 1778(1778)
Medium Oil
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Portrait of Grand Prince Paul Petrovich in the Classroom Oljemålning Nr:: 77948 new24/Vigilius Eriksen-979387.jpg
ca. 1766(1766)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Portrait of Duke Frederick, Frederick V of Denmark Oljemålning Nr:: 87018 new25/Vigilius Eriksen-396469.jpg
Date 1777(1777)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 236x196 cm
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Portrait of Duke Frederick, Frederick V of Denmark Oljemålning Nr:: 91744 new25/Vigilius Eriksen-997433.jpg
1777(1777)
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions 236x196 cm
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