(1818-1875) was a Danish painter. He studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and was a private student of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. He achieved international success as a marine artist, travelling widely especially to Morocco and Turkey. His paintings are realistic, often enhanced with dramatic light and weather effects as in Eddystone Lighthouse (1846) which earned him the Thorvaldsen Medal. He was also influenced by Camille Corot whom he met in Paris where he lived from 1847 to 1858. While in Paris he met Napoleon III who ordered a large painting from him.  Related Paintings of Anton Melbye :. | Abundantia: The Gifts of the Earth | The wife of Jorg Zorer, at the age of 28 | Bia, The Illegitimate Daughter of Cosimo I de Medici | Realistic Flowers | St John the Evangelist |
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