Jens Erik Carl Rasmussen

Born: 1841

Death: 1893

Biography:

Jens Erik Carl Rasmussen (31 August 1841, Ærøskøbing – 1 October 1893, at sea, between Orkney and Shetland) was a Danish painter, known for his maritime scenes and views of Greenland. He was the eldest of eleven children born to a master tailor who later became City Treasurer. At fifteen, he went to Copenhagen to learn the hosiery trade and complet...