Julius Exner Oil on canvas, 73.5 by 97 cm. Statens Musem for Kunst.
Date 1853(1853)
cyf Besoget hos Bedstefader (November 30, 1825-November 15, 1910), Danish genre painter, was born in Copenhagen to Johann Gottlieb Exner, a Czech musician from Bohemia, who came to Denmark during the Napoleonic period, and his wife Karen Jørgensdatter. Exner originally intended on becoming a history painter, but quickly found his niche, however, in genre painting, the most popular and lucrative painting style of his era.
