Jens Juel

Posted Jan 14, 2011 at 14:32 CET in Artists, Fashion, Paintings, and People.

Self portrait with wife, 1791.

Jens Juel was a Danish artist who painted many portraits of the Danish royal family.

Jens Juel on Wikipedia.

Queen Caroline Mathilde of Denmark, 1771. This appears to a be a copy of a painting from 1769.

[Image]
Queen Caroline Mathilde of Denmark, 1771 (I’m not so sure about this date, looks more like 1780s or possibly late 1770s to me, and it’s so different from the one above and very similar in style to Juel’s portraits from the 1780s).

[Image]
Dorothea Maria Lienau, 1772.

1773-1774

[Image]
1778

Madame de Prangin, 1779

Jeanne Myèvre, 1770s.

[Image]
probably 1770s or -80s.

Danish princess Louise Augusta, 1784.

Johan Theodor Holmskjöld and family, 1785.

Marie Lindencrone, 1786.

Danish princess Louise Augusta, 1787.

Danish princess Louise Augusta in turkish dress, 1780s.

Augusta Louise, 1780s.

[Image]
Eleonore V Hennings, probably 1780s.

[Image]
Queen Marie Sophie of Denmark, ca. 1790.

Queen Marie Sophie of denmark with daughter Juliane, ca. 1790.

Danish Princess Louise Augusta, 1790s.

7 comments on “Jens Juel”

LadyAugustaFredrika, augustafredrika.blog…

Om porträttet av drottning Caroline Mathilde är från 1780-talet så måste det vara ett postumt portätt, eftersom damen i fråga dog redan 1775.

Jan 14, 2011 at 14:58 CET

Johanna, johannaost.com

Tack för informationen! Jag kan inte mycket om Danmarks kungligheter. Jag tycker fortfarande inte det ser ut som 1771 (särskilt som det är så annorlunda från porträttet ovanför), men det kan ju som sagt vara postumt.

Jan 14, 2011 at 15:07 CET

LadyAugustaFredrika, augustafredrika.blog…

Caroline Mathilde blev skild från Christian VII 1772 (efter en otrohetsaffär) och skickades - utan sina båda barn - till Tyskland. Stackars kvinna…

Jan 14, 2011 at 19:35 CET

Kendra, demodecouture.com

I agree with you about Queen Caroline Mathilde of Denmark, 1771 – her hair is VERY 1779-81, and definitely not late 1760s-early 1770s!

I love the orange taffeta in 1778; Mme de Prangin is a great example of colored taffeta with white silk gauze trimmings that you see in all the fashion plates; and I REALLY want the ribbon worn in Danish princess Louise Augusta, 1784!

Jan 14, 2011 at 21:04 CET

Lauren, americanduchess.blogspot.com

Love the propensity of organza-y frillie bits! Thank you for posting, this is very useful!

Jan 15, 2011 at 16:40 CET

ZipZip

What a delightful painter! His family groupings are especially happy. Also, I like the way he handles dress. It feels true to life and we can get some good ideas for how to recreate garments…sometimes painters like the English Thomas Gainsborough make me a little nuts because he is only concerned with detail when it suits the impression he is trying to give.

Thanks most kindly for a great find,

Natalie in Kentucky, USA

Feb 28, 2011 at 18:04 CET

Elisabeth Sjöberg

Louise Augustas father was Johann Friedrich Struensee, the german doctor (he vaccinated the crown prince, Frederick against cowpox) and friend of king Christian VII. He was a real 18th century humanist and the virtual ruler(with the kings blessing) of Denmark for 3 years. He was extreemely competent in all he did. Struensee was ousted by a state coup and then publicly beheaded and quartered - for treason - on Copenhagens green in 1772.
Caroline Matilda was the sister of Englands George III (who was very angry at the danes treatment of her), she had an absolutely lousy time in Denmark and in her marriage until Struensee came along (the young king had met him during his grand tour of Europe).
The “princess” Louise Augusta looks very much like her father, Struensee and inherited his fine brain besides.