Anton Melbye (b. Copenhagen 1818, d. Paris 1875)
“Det franske Skruelinieskib Napoleon paa Rheden af Beikos i Bosperus”. The French naval vessel “Napoleon” off Beikos in the Bosperus. Signed and dated Anton Melbye 1856. Oil on canvas. 72×108 cm.
On the reverse of the frame a label with Amalienborg Royal Palace inventory no. “A 59” and engraved (in Danish): “towards the Butler's pantry”.
Exhibited: Charlottenborg 1858 nr. 120.
Provenance: King Frederik VIII (1843–1912) and Queen Lovisa of Denmark (1851–1926), Frederik VIII's Palace at Amalienborg. Hereafter their son and daughter-in-law, King Christian X (1870–1947) and Queen Alexandrine of Denmark (1879–1952), Christian VIII's Palace at Amalienborg; then their son and daughter-in-law, Hereditary Prince Knud (1900–1976) and Hereditary Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark (1912–1995), Christian VIII's Palace at Amalienborg; thereafter their son, his Excellency Ingolf Count of Rosenborg (b. 1940) until today.
The Royal Library in Copenhagen owns a photograph of the present painting hanging in Frederik VIII's Palace at Amalienborg (Id DT002357.tif with the title “The Crown Prince's Workroom”). Furthermore, the painting is seen in the office of Hereditary Prince Knud of Denmark, photographed 1970 in Christian VIII's Palace at Amalienborg. The painting is hanging above the bookshelf. After the death of King Christian X and Queen Alexandrine, Hereditary Prince Knud had the right of disposal of Christian VIII's Palace 1952–1976.
Beikos is a district in Istanbul, Turkey, at the northern end of the Bosphorus on the Anatolian side. The name is believed to be a combination of the words bey and kos, which means “village” in Farsi. Beikos includes an area from the streams of Küçüksu and Göksu (next to Anadoluhisarı) to the opening of the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, and the villages in the hinterland as far as the Riva creek.
Photo of Hereditary Prince Knud's office in Christian VIII's Palace at Amalienborg from 1970.
This lot is part of our Theme: H.E. Ingolf Count of Rosenborg
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Paintings & drawings, 6 March 2023