Louis Aumont

Louis Auguste François Aumont (7 January 1805 – 6 May 1879) was a French-Danish portrait painter.

Early life and education Aumont was born on 7 January 1805 in Copenhagen, the son of Jean Pierre Marie Aumont (c. 1775–1845) and Anna Elisabeth de Jenty (1783–1852). His father was assistant bookkeeper in the Bank of Denmark and a major in the Civil Guard (Borgervæbningen). Aumont was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1820 where he studied portrait painting under Hans Hansen and C. W. Eckersberg. He won the small silver medal in 1824 and the large silver medal in 1826. He unsuccessfully tried to obtain a stipend from the academy to continue his education in Paris but his plans were instead realized with economic support from Prince Christian Frederik and A. W. Moltke. In Paris, he worked in Antoine-Jean Gros' studio. The works that he sent home were well received, for instance by Niels Laurits Høyen, so that he could finally obtain the approval from the academy needed to get a government stipend.

Career After his return to Copenhagen in 1829, he immediately made a name for himself as a celebrated portrait painter and received a number of commissions from the royal court.

Selected works Arveprinsesse Caroline (1830, Rosenborg) Princess Wilhelmine (1831, Rosenborg) Queen Caroline Amalie (1830, Rosenborg) Christian VIII (1831, Rosenborg) Christian VIII (1834, Frederiksborg Museum) Konferensrådinde Frølich (1837, Danish National Gallery) Marquis de Massilian (Montpellier) August Bournonville (Royal Danish Theatre) Professor Claus Schall og hustru (Teatermuseet) H. E. Freund (Klintholm) The Artist's Wife (formerly Johan Hansens's art collection)

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