Christen Købke was only twelve years old when he entered the Copenhagen Academy in 1822. He was first taught by landscape and portrait painter <a href=" https://findartvalue.com/artist/christian-august-lorentzen">Christian August Lorentzen</a> (1746-1828) and subsequently by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783-1853). The latter rigorously reformed art education at the academy, stressing study aft