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      Wilhelm Marstrand, 1810 – 1873

      Wilhelm Marstrand: The 100 Best-Known Paintings

      Of all Wilhelm Marstrand's paintings, Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) (1858) is the most famous; it hangs in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. Close behind come An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece (1844) and Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson (1849). Among the 119 works by Wilhelm Marstrand in our catalogue, these 100 are the most celebrated, each shown with its date, its museum and its story.

      Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated October 2026. Each painting on this page can be ordered as an oil reproduction painted by hand on linen canvas, or as a fine art print, made to the size you choose.

      Portrait of Wilhelm Marstrand
      Wilhelm Marstrand · 1810 – 1873
      Born · died
      1810 – 1873, Copenhagen
      Movement
      Romanticism
      Works in our catalogue
      119
      Most famous
      Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) (1858)
      Most works at
      Statens Museum For Kunst

      Wilhelm Marstrand's 10 most celebrated paintings

      Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) (1858) by Wilhelm Marstrand
      1

      Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck)

      1858 · Oil · Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

      Helena Roed is captured in a moment of dramatic poise, assuming the persona of Leonora from the comedy The Fortunate Shipwreck. The portrait functions as a character study, blending the likeness of the subject with the theatrical requirements of the role. Positioned in profile, her gaze is directed toward an unseen point, lending a sense of quiet tension to her posture. The composition focuses on the upper body, utilizing a…

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      An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece (1844) by Wilhelm Marstrand
      2

      An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece

      1844 · Oil On Canvas · Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

      A soft light spills from the upper left, catching the luminous curve of a woman's cheek and the stark, bright folds of her white headpiece. She sits in a moment of profound stillness, her gaze steady and thoughtful against a background of deep, impenetrable darkness. This chiaroscuro effect pulls her forward, making her presence feel immediate and intimate, as if she has just paused her thoughts to acknowledge a visitor.…

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      Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson (1849) by Wilhelm Marstrand
      3

      Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson

      1849 · Oil On Canvas · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen

      The gaze of Mendel Levin Nathanson meets the viewer through the oil on canvas titled Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson. Created by the Danish painter Wilhelm Marstrand, this work captures a specific moment of presence. The subject sits with a quiet, steady dignity that defines the portraiture genre. Every line of his expression suggests a man of substance and weight within his social sphere.

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      A Roman Woman in Fancy Dress (1847) by Wilhelm Marstrand
      4

      A Roman Woman in Fancy Dress

      1847 · Oil On Canvas · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen

      A young woman emerges from a deep, shadowy void, her presence defined by the soft glow of light catching the curve of her cheek and the delicate texture of her skin. She exists in a space of quiet elegance, caught in a suspended moment of preparation or perhaps a lingering pause during a social gathering. Her attire is a deliberate construction of beauty, a costume that blurs the line between…

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      Ottilia and Christy Marstrand, the Artist’s daughters (1865) by Wilhelm Marstrand
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      Ottilia and Christy Marstrand, the Artist’s daughters

      1865 · Oil On Canvas · Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

      Two young girls, Ottilia and Christy, occupy the center of this 1865 oil portrait. They stand together within a lush, verdant landscape, their figures framed by the organic shapes of tree trunks and dense foliage. The composition is vertical, emphasizing the height of the subjects against the natural backdrop. Soft, diffused daylight illuminates their faces, casting gentle shadows that define the contours of their features and the folds of their…

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      Kunstnerens hustru og børn i atelieret på Charlottenborg (1861) by Wilhelm Marstrand
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      Kunstnerens hustru og børn i atelieret på Charlottenborg

      1861 · Oil · Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen

      Light spills from an unseen source in the upper left, washing over a scene of domestic stillness within the walls of a Charlottenborg studio. A woman stands poised at the top of a central staircase, her black dress a sharp, dark silhouette against the warm, ochre tones of the room. She watches over her family from a position of quiet dignity, her presence anchoring the vertical movement of the composition.…

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      Wilhelm Marstrand paintings ranked 11 to 100

      Longing by Wilhelm Marstrand
      #91

      Longing

      Finnish National Gallery

      A woman sits in a chair within a dimly lit room, her body angled toward a window. She cradles an infant against her chest, her gaze fixed on…

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      Don Quixote (1847) by Wilhelm Marstrand
      #93

      Don Quixote

      1847 · Nivaagaards Malerisamling

      Don Quixote is travelling home following his first unsuccessful campaign through a desolate and barren evening landscape. His faithful companion, the farmer Sancho Panza, talks to himself while…

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      What Wilhelm Marstrand painted most

      The four subjects that return most often on these canvases, each with its best-loved example.

      Woman 6 works

      Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) (1858), Wilhelm Marstrand #1 Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) 1858 · Nationalmuseum An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece (1844), Wilhelm Marstrand #2 An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece 1844 · Nationalmuseum A Roman Woman in Fancy Dress (1847), Wilhelm Marstrand #4 A Roman Woman in Fancy Dress 1847 · Statens Museum For Kunst Kunstnerens hustru og børn i atelieret på Charlottenborg (1861), Wilhelm Marstrand #7 Kunstnerens hustru og børn i atelieret på Charlottenborg 1861 · Statens Museum For Kunst

      Dark background 4 works

      The Architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll (1844), Wilhelm Marstrand #5 The Architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll 1844 · Statens Museum For Kunst The Painter Christen Købke (1839), Wilhelm Marstrand #10 The Painter Christen Købke 1839 · Statens Museum For Kunst Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) (1858), Wilhelm Marstrand #1 Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) 1858 · Nationalmuseum An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece (1844), Wilhelm Marstrand #2 An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece 1844 · Nationalmuseum

      Man 3 works

      Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson (1849), Wilhelm Marstrand #3 Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson 1849 · Statens Museum For Kunst The Architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll (1844), Wilhelm Marstrand #5 The Architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll 1844 · Statens Museum For Kunst The Painter Christen Købke (1839), Wilhelm Marstrand #10 The Painter Christen Købke 1839 · Statens Museum For Kunst

      Portrait 2 works

      Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson (1849), Wilhelm Marstrand #3 Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson 1849 · Statens Museum For Kunst The Architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll (1844), Wilhelm Marstrand #5 The Architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll 1844 · Statens Museum For Kunst

      Where Wilhelm Marstrand's canvases hang

      The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

      Museum City Works by Wilhelm Marstrand Paintings from this list
      Statens Museum For Kunst, CopenhagenStatens Museum For Kunst Copenhagen 49 Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson, A Roman Woman in Fancy Dress, The Architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll
      Nivaagaards Malerisamling, NibeNivaagaards Malerisamling Nibe 35 Moving Day Scene, A Prison Scene in Rome, Neapolitan way of life
      Nationalmuseum, StockholmNationalmuseum Stockholm 7 Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck), An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece, Ottilia and Christy Marstrand, the Artist’s daughters
      Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, CopenhagenNy Carlsberg Glyptotek Copenhagen 2 Per Degn (Per, the deacon") sings for a glass of akvavit."
      National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, OsloNational Museum of Art, Architecture and Design Oslo 1 The later Chamberlain and Forester, Frederik Carl Eide
      Hirschsprung Collection, CopenhagenHirschsprung Collection Copenhagen 1 Travellers in Venice.
      Randers Kunstmuseum, RandersRanders Kunstmuseum Randers 1 Doubting Thomas
      Finnish National Gallery, HelsinkiFinnish National Gallery Helsinki 1 Longing

      Decade by decade: Wilhelm Marstrand's most celebrated canvas

      1. 1830s
      2. 1840s
      3. 1850s
      4. 1860s
        Ottilia and Christy Marstrand, the Artist’s daughters (1865) by Wilhelm Marstrand
        Canvas 6 of 100

        Ottilia and Christy Marstrand, the Artist’s daughters

        Age 50 – 59 · Nationalmuseum

        Two young girls, Ottilia and Christy, occupy the center of this 1865 oil portrait. They stand together within a lush, verdant landscape, their figures framed by the organic…

      5. 1870s

      Your questions on Wilhelm Marstrand's paintings, answered

      Which is the most celebrated painting by Wilhelm Marstrand?Read the answer

      Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) (1858), Nationalmuseum, Stockholm. An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece (1844) and Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson (1849) follow.

      How old was Wilhelm Marstrand at the time of Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck)?Read the answer

      Wilhelm Marstrand, born in 1810, was 48 years old: Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) dates from 1858.

      Which ten paintings is Wilhelm Marstrand most famous for?Read the answer

      Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck), An Italian Woman From the Area of Lake Albano Wearing a White Head Piece, Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson, A Roman Woman in Fancy Dress, The Architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll, Ottilia and Christy Marstrand, the Artist’s daughters, Kunstnerens hustru og børn i atelieret på Charlottenborg, Moving Day Scene, Et uheld på kilderejsen and The Painter Christen Købke. Each canvas in the ranking above comes with its year and its museum.

      How many paintings by Wilhelm Marstrand are known?Read the answer

      119 works by Wilhelm Marstrand are in our catalogue, dated 1830 to 1870.

      Which museums hold Wilhelm Marstrand's best-known canvases?Read the answer

      Mostly in Statens Museum For Kunst (Copenhagen), Nivaagaards Malerisamling (Nibe) and Nationalmuseum (Stockholm); the list above names each museum and its canvases.

      In which years did Wilhelm Marstrand paint the most celebrated canvases?Read the answer

      In 1850s, which gave 38 of the 100 works on this page, Helena Roed, Acting as Leonora in Ludvig Holberg’s Det lykkelige skibbrud (The Fortunate Shipwreck) among them.

      What are the first and the last of Wilhelm Marstrand's famous canvases?Read the answer

      The earliest canvas here is Et uheld på kilderejsen (1830); the latest is Doubting Thomas (1870).

      Which subjects return most often in Wilhelm Marstrand's paintings?Read the answer

      Woman (6), Dark background (4) and Man (3), across the 100 works on this page.

      What did Wilhelm Marstrand usually paint with?Read the answer

      Oil On Canvas, used in 7 of the 100 works on this page.

      To which art movement does Wilhelm Marstrand belong?Read the answer

      Romanticism, as the canvases on this page show.

      What can I see by Wilhelm Marstrand at the Statens Museum For Kunst?Read the answer

      The Statens Museum For Kunst, Copenhagen holds 46 of the works on this page, among them Etatsråd M.L. Nathanson, A Roman Woman in Fancy Dress and The Architect Gottlieb Bindesbøll.

      Can I order a hand-painted copy of a painting by Wilhelm Marstrand?Read the answer

      Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered from its own page as an oil reproduction painted by hand, or as a fine art print, in the size you choose.

      Wilhelm Marstrand: the painter's story

      early life and training

      wilhelm marstrand, a renowned danish painter, was born on december 24, 1810, in copenhagen, denmark. his father, nicolai jacob marstrand, an instrument maker and inventor, encouraged his son's artistic inclinations. at the age of 16, wilhelm began his studies at the academy under the guidance of christian waagepetersen, a wine merchant to the danish court and supporter of the arts.

      artistic career

      marstrand's early work was marked by a strong inclination towards genre painting, depicting daily life in copenhagen's streets. his painting "a musical evening party" (et musikalsk aftenselskab) (1834), showcased at national gallery of denmark (copenhagen, denmark), demonstrates his skill in capturing the essence of middle-class society. despite not receiving the academy's gold medal, marstrand was awarded a travel stipend, which enabled him to embark on a four-year journey to italy (1836-1840). this period had a profound impact on his work, as seen in wilhelm marstrand's "italian festival" (1842), featured at TopImpressionists.com.

      notable works and legacy

      * erasmus montanus (1843) - this painting served as marstrand's admissions piece to the art academy, where he later became a professor. * italian festival (1842) - a vibrant depiction of italian life, showcasing marstrand's fascination with the country and its people.
      • key influences: christian waagepetersen, ludvig holberg, and the italian way of life.
      • notable students: peder severin krøyer, michael ancher, carl bloch, and kristian zahrtmann.
      • travel: marstrand's numerous travels to italy, london, vienna, and belgium broadened his artistic scope.

      conclusion

      wilhelm marstrand's (1810-1873) remarkable career as a danish painter is a testament to his dedication to capturing the essence of daily life. his work, featured at TopImpressionists.com, continues to inspire art enthusiasts and scholars alike. wilhelm marstrand's legacy as a master of genre painting endures, offering a captivating glimpse into the lives of 19th-century denmark.

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