Kong Valdemar sætter Liden Else på prøve 1838

Fritz Westphal’s 1838 painting, *Kong Valdemar sætter Liden Else på prøve*, depicts a scene from Danish legend. The scene is set in a rural landscape and features King Valdemar on horseback, accompanied by his entourage, encountering a young woman, Else, at a farmhouse. The painting, which is housed in the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, is a fine example of Westphal’s Romanticism style and features a distinctive use of light and shadow, creating a dramatic and atmospheric scene.