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Christen Købke, 'Portrait of P. Ryder, Son of the Artist’s Cousin', 1848

Key facts
Full title Portrait of P. Ryder, Son of the Artist’s Cousin
Artist Christen Købke
Artist dates 1810 - 1848
Date made 1848
Medium and support Oil on canvas
Dimensions 74.5 × 53.5 cm
Acquisition credit On loan from a private collection
Inventory number L1101
Location Room 45
Image copyright On loan from a private collection, © Private collection 2008
Collection Main Collection
Portrait of P. Ryder, Son of the Artist’s Cousin
Christen Købke

The son of Købke’s cousin, a master baker, is seen here in his work clothes, smoking a cigarillo. The basket of pretzels behind him is the outcome of a good day’s work.

Completed the year of the Danish artist’s death, the portrait shows him working on a larger scale than usual and with a restricted palette.

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