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Hans Smidth

painter (1839-1917)
Person human Q5650733

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
October 2, 1839
Date of death
May 5, 1917
Place of birth
Nakskov
Place of death
Copenhagen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark[7]
Occupation
painter, artist
Educated at
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[8]
Award received
Eckersberg Medal[11]
Notable work
A Farm on Fire, Travellers in a Third Class Compartment[9][10]
Sibling
Frederik Læssøe Smidth[25]
Work location
Copenhagen[16]
Student of
Niels Simonsen, Wilhelm Marstrand, Jørgen Roed, Vilhelm Kyhn[17][18][19][20]
Artist files at
Frick Art Research Library[36]
Birth name
Hans Ludwig Smidth[21]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[35]
End of work period
1917[24]
Family name
Smidth[13]
Given name
Hans, Ludvig[14][15]
Has works in the collection
Nationalmuseum, Finnish National Gallery, Lönnström Art Museum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Hirschsprung Collection, Ribe Kunstmuseum, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Museumsberg Flensburg[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]
Name in native language
Hans Smidth[22]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Frick Art Reference Library[26]
P14750
C569-F1AF-B8C1-91A4-3EB5[37]
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Start of work period
1860[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hans Ludvig Smidth en Hans Ludwig Smidth en Hans Smidth da Hans Ludvig Smidth es Hans Smidth es Hans Ludwig Smidth he הנס לודוויג שמידט id Hans Ludvig Smidth ru Ханс Шмидт ru Шмидт, Ханс (художник) sv Hans Ludvig Smidth
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ISNI
000000011626878X
VIAF cluster ID
40772102
Library of Congress authority ID
n84055863
GND ID
120864169
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hans Smidth 1864 by N.E. Sinding.jpg ↗
Artist-info artist ID
313184
Artists of the World ID
00182247
Artnet artist ID
hans-ludvig-smidth
Athenaeum person ID
13692
Benezit ID
B00170916
Dansk Biografisk Leksikon ID
Hans_Smidth
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
SHansSmidth
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DigitaltMuseum ID
021036378720, 021039690508
DoME artist ID
6316
Europeana entity
agent/base/42316
FAST ID
133994
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
F5D9A176-BC8B-4178-8EE6-23B67994A5CA
Freebase ID
/m/0gvt0mb
Frick Art Research Library Artist File ID
991005132699707141
Gravsted.dk ID
hansludvigsmidth
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Hans_Ludvig_Smidth
Grove Art Online ID
T079276
IdRef ID
186039654
Invaluable.com person ID
pqm816d4vl
KulturNav-ID
4277fc04-a143-4633-8110-60032df42939, c6c71cdd-32e8-4482-a142-d26397aaabf0
Kunstindeks Danmark Artist ID
893
Lex ID
Hans_Smidth
Musée d'Orsay artist or personality ID
26050
MutualArt artist ID
4D5ABB6CDD697FD2
Nationalmuseum Sweden ID
7952
Norwegian National Museum producer ID
56320
Prabook ID
2330086
RKDartists ID
276087
Trap Danmark ID
Hans_Smidth
Treccani ID
hans-ludvig-smidth
Union List of Artist Names ID
500107867
WikiTree person ID
Smidth-60
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJjtbyp3hGfYvYDJRHjgrq

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🔗 Connections
Has works in the collection 5
Nationalmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Finnish National Gallery, Hirschsprung Collection
Student of 4
Wilhelm Marstrand, Jørgen Roed, Vilhelm Kyhn, Niels Simonsen
Teachers 4
Wilhelm Marstrand, Jørgen Roed, Vilhelm Kyhn, Niels Simonsen
Given name 2
Hans, Ludvig
Award received 1
Eckersberg Medal
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Denmark
Educated at 1
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
painter
Place of birth 1
Nakskov
Place of death 1
Copenhagen
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Copenhagen
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Summary

Hans Smidth was born on October 2, 1839[1], in Nakskov[2]. He died on May 5, 1917[3], in Copenhagen[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and artist[6].

FAQs

Where was Hans Smidth born?

Hans Smidth was born in Nakskov[2].

Where did Hans Smidth die?

Hans Smidth died in Copenhagen[4].

What did Hans Smidth do for work?

Hans Smidth worked as a painter[5] and artist[6].

Where did Hans Smidth go to school?

Hans Smidth was educated at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts[8].

What awards did Hans Smidth receive?

Honors received include Eckersberg Medal[11].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Denmark Nakskov Nationalmuseum National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Statens Museum for Kunst Wilhelm Marstrand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Kunstindeks Danmark. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . kulturarv.dk. kulturarv.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [23] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  29. [29] ↑ . Beautiful to My Eyes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Notable work → A Farm on Fire, Travellers in a Third Class Compartment
    Given name → Hans, Ludvig
    Family name → Smidth
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