Frederik Ludvig Storch (July 21, 1805 – September 2, 1883) was a Danish genre painter.

Biography

Storch was born in Kerteminde on the island of Fyn, Denmark. He was the son of Hannibal Samuel Storch (1775-1817) and Eleonore Christine Kamp (1772-1849). His father was a parish priest and vicar. Storch studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen. In 1828, he made his debut at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition. In 1832 he went to the suburb of Schwabing in Munich which was forming a small Danish artist colony. He associated with fellow artists Niels Simonsen (1807–1885) and Christian Andreas Schleisner (1810-1882). In 1845–46, he traveled to Italy. He stayed at Munich until 1852. He became a professor at the Royal Academy upon his return to Denmark.

Frederik Storch

Personal life

In 1830, he had married his cousin Gertrudmine Claudine Kamp (1811-1881). He died during 1883 and was buried at the Cemetery of Holmen (Holmens Kirkegård).

Frederik Storch

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1805 births

1883 deaths

19th-century Danish painters

Danish male painters

Danish genre painters

Academic staff of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni

People from Kerteminde

Burials at Holmen Cemetery

19th-century Danish male artists

Frederik Storch