Christian August Lorentzen (1749 – 1828) 

• Was a Danish painter.
• Christian August Lorentzen was born in Sønderborg, Denmark.
• He was the son of Hans Peter Lorentzen and Maria Christina Hansdatter.
• His father was a watchmaker.
• He arrived in Copenhagen around 1771 where he frequented the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
• After arriving in Copenhagen, he was soon used as a portrait painter.
• From 1779 to 1782 he went abroad to develop his skills, visiting the Netherlands, Antwerp and Paris.
• In 1792 he traveled to Norway to paint prospects.
• He returned home in 1782. 

• He was professor at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen from 1803 and until his death in 1828.

• He followed Nicolai Abildgaard as the Academy Director from 1809 to 1810.

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