Ewalds minde 1748 - 1831

"Ewalds Minde" (1748-1831), an engraving by J.F. Clemens, is a tribute to the Danish poet Johannes Ewald. The print features two allegorical figures in a woodland setting, one placing a laurel wreath on a urn inscribed with "Ewald." The other stands nearby, signifying Ewald's enduring legacy. The inscription below reads, "Your rare worth, great singer! demands that an everlasting laurel wreath grows around your noble name." This work, now in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK), exemplifies 18th-century Danish neoclassical art.