Why it matters
A Russian warship and a frigate lie at anchor off Elsinore, with Kronborg castle behind. Eckersberg constructed the scene from several events, moving it from Copenhagen.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1828.
- He borrowed technical drawings of the ships from the naval dockyard.
- His diary documents how he prepared it.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Russian Ship of the Line "Asow" and a Frigate at Anchor in the Roads of Elsinore (CC BY-SA 4.0).
