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Vilhelm Valdemar Petersen (5 April 1830 – 3 July 1913) was a Danish architect who became Royal Building Inspector from 1892 until his death. He was the father of architect Knud Arne Petersen.

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Biography

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Vilhelm Petersen was born in Copenhagen in 1830. He was admitted to the Art Academy in 1843, when just 13 years old, where he initially studied decorative arts. Later he turned to architecture and became a student of Gustav Friedrich Hetsch for whom he also worked as an assistant and draughtsman. For a few years he also apprenticed as a mason to acquire practical knowledge of the building trade. In 1856, he won the Academy's Honorary Medal and in 1860 its large gold medal which was accompanied by a four-year travel scholarship which brought him to Germany, the Netherlands, France and Italy.[1]

Back in Denmark, he became a member of the Art Academy in 1866 and he served as Building Inspector in Copenhagen from 1869 until 1874. He became a titular professor at the Art Academy and from 1887 until 1911 was a member of the Academy Council. In 1892 he received appointment as Royal Building Inspector, an office he held until his death.

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Vilhelm Petersen's earliest independent works include a new Custom House and a building for the Royal Nautical Charts Archive and Meteorological Institute, both completed at Nordre Toldbod in Copenhagen in 1873. Another early work was a large residential development, Søtorvet, which he designed for the Copenhagen Building Company in collaboration with Ferdinand Vilhelm Jensen and under supervision of Ferdinand Meldahl. It was built on a prominent location overlooking The Copenhagen Lakes between 1873 and 1876 and relied on inspiration from Paris. His new Town Hall and Jailhouse in Roskilde was completed in 1878.

His building for the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters at Dantes Plads in Copenhagen, built between 1894 and 1898 in Renaissance Revival style, is considered his most successful work.[1] Other late commissions include hospitals, such as the new building for Almindeligt Hospital (1885–92), a few churches and custom houses in Frederiksværk (1895–96), Rønne (1896–97) and Nykøbing Falster.

  • Royal Nautical Charts Archive (1873)
    Royal Nautical Charts Archive (1873)
  • Søtorvet, Copenhagen (1876)
    Søtorvet, Copenhagen (1876)
  • Town Hall, Roskilde (1878)
    Town Hall, Roskilde (1878)

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''Vilhelm Peter Carl Petersen'', commonly known as Vilhelm Petersen, was a Danish landscape painter known for his atmospheric plein air studies and precise depictions of natural scenes, particularly those created during his travels across Europe in the mid-19th century. Born in Copenhagen on 17 December 1812 and active during the later phase of the Danish Golden Age, he emphasized direct observation of nature, producing oil sketches and paintings that highlight clarity, technical skill, and subtle effects of light and atmosphere. His reputation, which had faded somewhat after his death in Copenhagen on 25 July 1880, has been re-established in recent decades through renewed appreciation of his outdoor landscape works. Petersen trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen starting in 1831, studying under prominent artists Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and Johan Ludvig Lund. In 1848, he received a travel scholarship from the Academy, but postponed his journey for two years due to political unrest in Europe, finally embarking on an extended journey through the Netherlands, Germany, the Austrian Tyrol, and Italy from 1850 until 1852. During this period, he worked extensively en plein air, filling sketchbooks with dated and located drawings and executing small oil studies directly from nature, such as those depicting mountain valleys and Rhine landscapes. His approach blended the disciplined naturalism taught by Eckersberg with influences from French painters like Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot and the Barbizon school, focusing on mid- and far-distance effects rather than detailed foregrounds. Petersen's works include notable pieces such as Oetzthal, Mountains and Sky, and various Rhine views, which demonstrate his proficiency in capturing transient atmospheric conditions and light. He was a prolific draughtsman and painter whose open-air studies from Denmark and his European travels form the core of his artistic legacy. His contributions reflect the transition in Danish landscape art toward greater emphasis on direct, naturalistic representation.

Early life

Vilhelm Peter Carl Petersen was born in Copenhagen in 1812. Little additional information is documented about his family background or childhood. He began his artistic training at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in 1831, studying under prominent artists Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and Johan Ludvig Lund. No theater career is documented for Vilhelm Petersen (1812–1880), the Danish landscape painter who was active exclusively in visual arts until his death. The content previously in this section describes the career of a different individual, Andreas Peter Vilhelm Petersen (1852–1939), an actor, theater director, and revue writer in Copenhagen.

Film career

Vilhelm Petersen (1812–1880), the Danish landscape painter, had no film career. He died before the invention and development of motion pictures in the late 19th century. The film appearances and roles described in some sources (such as in silent films directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer) belong to a different Danish individual of the same name, an actor born in 1852 and active in the early 20th century.

Silent film appearances

No silent film appearances are recorded for the landscape painter Vilhelm Petersen.

Roles in notable productions

No roles in notable productions or any other films are associated with the subject of this article.

Personal life

Vilhelm Petersen was born in Copenhagen on 17 December 1812, the son of a wagon manufacturer. His father's early death led to family hardships and poverty. Family obligations, including his father's illness and passing, caused periods of reduced artistic output, during which Petersen worked as a drawing teacher to support himself. In 1864, he married Sophie Margrethe Sørensen-Groth (1838–1916), the daughter of a retired sea captain. He died in Copenhagen on 25 July 1880 and was buried at Assistens Cemetery.

Death

Final years and burial

Vilhelm Petersen died on 25 July 1880 in Copenhagen, Denmark.) He was buried at Assistens Cemetery in Copenhagen.) Limited information is available on his final years, though he received the Sødrings Legat award in 1877.)

Legacy

No dedicated legacy discussion is necessary here, as his contributions to Danish landscape painting are covered in the article introduction.
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