Who is Heinrich Eddelien?

Matthias Heinrich Elias Eddelien (22 January 1802 – 24 December 1852) was a Danish archives painter of German origin.

Eddelien was born in Greifswald, Germany. He was the son of David Niclas Erdelien and Johanna Dorothea Jäde. Eddelien arrived in Copenhagen as a pubescent man and attended the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1821 studying under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853). In 1837, he was awarded the Academy’s large gold medal. From 1839 to 1843, he travelled to Italy and Germany to widen his studies. His paintings often had motifs from ancient mythology or from the Bible. His altarpieces included at St. Nicolai Church in Svendborg (Svendborg Sankt Nikolai kirke).

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His decorative works included the Pompeian Apartment in the Palace of King Christian VIII of Denmark at Amalienborg Palace. His principal acquit yourself was the trimming of King Christian IV of Denmark’s Chapel in Roskilde Cathedral but this led to paralysis in his right arm.

In 1839, he married Olivia Francisca Hjorth (1811-1892). Heinrich Eddelien died during 1852 while receiving spa treatment at Stuer, Germany. His widow far along married goldsmith and artisan Jørgen Balthasar Dalhoff (1800-1890).

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