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Fritz Melbye

Danish artist (1826-1896)
Person human Q4992964

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
August 24, 1826
Date of death
December 14, 1896, December 14, 1869[7]
Place of birth
Helsingør
Place of death
Shanghai
Country of citizenship
Venezuela[8]
Occupation
painter, traveler
Sibling
Anton Melbye, Vilhelm Melbye[23][24]
Genre
marine art, landscape painting[13][14]
Student of
Anton Melbye[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Danish[22]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[28]
Commissioned by
Christian VIII of Denmark[11]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[27]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok[21]
Family name
Melbye[18]
Given name
Fritz[19]
Has works in the collection
Olana State Historic Site[26]
Movement
Romanticism[12]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[25]
P14992
Fritz_Melbye[29]
Residence
New York, Venezuela, Denmark[15][16][17]
Student
Camille Pissarro[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Fritz Sigrid Georg Melbye en F. S. G. Melbye en Frederick Siegfried Georg Melbye en Fritz Georg Melbye en Fritz Melbye en Fritz Sigfred Georg Melbye en Fritz Sigfried Georg Melbyee da Fritz Sigfred Georg Melbye de Fritz Georg Sigfried Melbye es Fritz Sigfred Georg Melbye he פריץ מלביי ja フリッツ・メルビー ko 프리츠 멜뷰 ru Мельби Ф. ru Мельби Фриц ru Мельби, Фриц ru Фриц Зигфрид Георг Мельби ru Фриц Мельби sv Fritz Sigfred Georg Melbye uk Фріц Мельбі
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000447739267
VIAF cluster ID
315532607
Library of Congress authority ID
nr95046157
GND ID
1053280734
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Fritz Melbye.jpg ↗
Art Renewal Center artist ID
1769
Artists of the World ID
00187026
Artnet artist ID
fritz-siegfried-george-melbye
Athenaeum person ID
4079
Benezit ID
B00120321
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01976163
Europeana entity
agent/base/124416
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FAST ID
379134
Freebase ID
/m/0dlm94j
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991007782079707141
Geni.com profile ID
6000000028412892852
Invaluable.com person ID
h2gxi0o8wr
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
4406
Lex ID
Fritz_Melbye
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
114750
MutualArt artist ID
4B912C53C354D9A5
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007345599605171
Prabook ID
2452286
RKDartists ID
275823
Union List of Artist Names ID
500027074
Watercolour World artist ID
fritz-melbye
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJr3rFt7ybKMphPVmYwKVC
Yale LUX ID
person/e6d05640-4b0a-47bf-87ca-8864b0bc535e

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🔗 Connections
Residence 3
Denmark, Venezuela, New York
Genre 2
landscape painting, marine art
Occupation 2
painter, traveler
Sibling 2
Anton Melbye, Vilhelm Melbye
Siblings 2
Anton Melbye, Vilhelm Melbye
Commissioned by 1
Christian VIII of Denmark
Country of citizenship 1
Venezuela
Described by source 1
Nordisk familjebok
Given name 1
Fritz
Has works in the collection 1
Olana State Historic Site
Influenced 1
Camille Pissarro
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Danish
Movement 1
Romanticism
Place of birth 1
Helsingør
Place of death 1
Shanghai
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Camille Pissarro
Student of 1
Anton Melbye
Students 1
Camille Pissarro
Teachers 1
Anton Melbye
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Summary

Fritz Melbye was born on August 24, 1826[1], in Helsingør[2]. He died on December 14, 1896[3], in Shanghai[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and traveler[6].

Why It Matters

Fritz Melbye has been cited as an influence by Camille Pissarro[30], a pastellist[31], 1830–1903[32], of France[33].

FAQs

Where was Fritz Melbye born?

Fritz Melbye's place of birth was Helsingør[2].

Where did Fritz Melbye die?

Fritz Melbye passed away in Shanghai[4].

What did Fritz Melbye do for work?

Fritz Melbye worked as a painter[5] and traveler[6].

Who did Fritz Melbye influence?

Fritz Melbye has been cited as an influence by Camille Pissarro[30].

Related Entities

Camille Pissarro Christian VIII of Denmark Denmark New York Venezuela

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . Den Store Danske Encyklopædi. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7d ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14992 → Fritz_Melbye
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14992: Fritz_Melbye, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/292500|batch #292500]]"
  2. 21w ago · Villy Fink Isaksen · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Fritz Melbye.jpg, Portræt af maleren Fritz Melbye.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Image: Portræt af maleren Fritz Melbye.jpg"
  3. 25w ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → painter, traveler
    Instance of → human
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31157|batch #31157]]: copyright updated"
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