Benjamin Wolff (1790-1866): A Danish Collector and Patron of the Arts Benjamin Wolff was a Danish businessman, landowner, and art collector whose life intersected with significant cultural developments in 19th century Denmark. Born in Copenhagen in 1790 to Lars Peder Wolff, a horse trader, and Christiane Margrethe Nielsen, he inherited a considerable fortune from his father’s trade activities—a foundation that would propel him into the world of art patronage and scholarship. His brother, Niels Woldd, secured Vodroffsgaard estate through marriage, further cementing their family's position wit…