19th-Century British School, Portrait Of A Cartographer Orange This early 20th-century oil painting

This early 20th-century oil painting by Danish artist Christian Tilemann-Petersen (1874-1926) depicts a room at Charlottenlund Castle

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Hugo Oehmichen was a precocious talent and quickly found his way into the Royal Academy in Dresden

a cockerel stands proudly and looks towards a sedate cow

19th-Century British School, Portrait Of A Cartographer Orange This early 20th-century oil paintingThis fine mid 19th century portrait depicts a dapper gentleman wearing a black coat, black waistcoat, white shirt and black necktie. A map of the West Indies rests on his desk and he holds a compass with both hands. Given the clues, its plausible that hes a cartographer and directly involved in mapping the region. There were several well admired map makers working at this time and our research is ongoing. The portrait is housed within an ornate swept