Carl Frederik Emanuel LARSEN (1823–1859) The Entrance to the Port of Copenhagen Canvas mounted on cardboard 18.5 x 31.5 cm Signed and dated lower right: "Emanuel Larsen . 1850"; bears an old sales label on the back of the frame, no. 100, with the title and provenance noted Provenance: Collection of Consul General Johan Hansens (according to the label on the back of the frame). Emanuel Larsen specialized in seascapes, coastal landscapes, and harbor views. Trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts beginning in 1839 under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and Frederi Theodor Kloss, he traveled to Iceland and the Faroe Islands in 1845, then to France, England, and the Netherlands between 1852 and 1854. The Johan Hansen collection included 15 paintings and 8 engravings by the artist, depicting, among other subjects, Iceland, Denmark, and scenes from the First Schleswig War.