Professor Joakim Frederik Schouw 1838

This lithograph, created in 1838 by Danish artist Andreas Martin Petersen, depicts Professor Joakim Frederik Schouw, a renowned botanist and the founder of the Danish Botanical Society. The portrait, housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, showcases Schouw in a seated position, dressed in formal attire. The artist utilizes a realistic style to capture the professor's likeness, emphasizing his scholarly demeanor through detailed rendering of his facial features and clothing. The use of black and white tones contributes to the somber and serious nature of the portrait, reflecting the gravitas of the subject.