Jens Jørgensen Juel (1745–1802)

• Was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits.
• He was born on the island of Funen.
• Jens Juel was the son of Vilhelmine Elisabeth Juel, and Jørgen Jørgensen, who was a schoolmaster in Gamborg.
• His parents sent him to be an apprentice of painter Johann Michael Gehrman in Hamburg.
• At just over twenty years old, he moved to Copenhagen to attend the Royal Danish Academy of Art.
• In 1767 he was awarded its small gold medal and in 1771 the great gold medal, both for Biblical themes.
• In 1772 Juel moved to Rome where he stayed for four years.

• From Rome, he moved to Paris, at the time a center of portrait painting.

• In 1777 he moved on to Geneva, where he stayed for two years

• After a brief stay in Hamburg, he returned to Copenhagen in 1780.

• Here he painted portraits for the royal house.

• He became the director of the Danish Academy in 1795 and continued in the position until his death. 

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