Frederik von Scholten
{{Short description|Danish naval officer, customs inspector and amateur artist}}
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| death_place = Saint Croix, Danish West Indies
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Frederik von Scholten (8 April 1796 – 22 December 1853) was a Danish naval officer, customs inspector and amateur artist who is today mostly remembered for his drawings and watercolours from the Danish West Indies where he worked as customs inspector from 1834. His works are frequently used as illustrations for articles and in books on the Danish colony. He was the brother of Peter von Scholten, Governor-General of the islands from 1827 to 1848.
Early life and education
Frederik von Scholten was born in Copenhagen, the son of Casimir Wilhelm von Scholten and Cathrine Elizabeth von Scholten (née de Moldrup). The family moved to St. Thomas where his father served as governor. Frederik von Scholten was sent to the US to complete his schooling and from 1808 attended the Royal Naval Officers Academy in Copenhagen.{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do;jsessionid=8ECCB92FE86BB3FA8690B8485BC8725C?kunstnerId=10413&wsektion=biografi|title=Frederik von Scholten - Biografi|language=Danish|publisher=Kunstindeks Danmark|accessdate=1 October 2016}}
Career
File:Frederik von Scgolten - Canton 1830 (3).jpg
He then travelled widely, first as a member of naval expeditions to the Mediterranean and the Danish West Indies in 1815 to 1817, then to France in 1818 and Iceland in 1820, then to Germany, Italy and France in 1821 to 1824 and finally in French service around the world on the naval ship La Favorite in 1829 to 1831. He visited the Danish West Indies again in 1833 and settled permanently as a customs inspector in Frederiksstad on St. Croix from 1834. In 1837, he visited Venezuela.{{cite web|url=https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do;jsessionid=8ECCB92FE86BB3FA8690B8485BC8725C?kunstnerId=10413&wsektion=rejser|title=Frederik von Scholten - Rejser og udenlandsophold|language=Danish|publisher=Kunstindeks Danmark|accessdate=18 September 2016}}
Works
Frederik von Scholten collected his drawings and watercolours in two sketch books with a total of 163 works from the period 1821–46. They are now part of the collection of the Danish Maritime Museum. He has also made a drawing of lieutenant H.A. Raupach (1833) and a plan drawing of Butlers Bay (watercolour, 1833, National Museum). Two other works, a water colour entitled View East from Bülowsminde (1834) and the Frederiksted, are now kept in the National Museum of Denmark.
Image gallery
Image:Frederik von Scholten - Butlers Bay, St. Croix.jpg|Butlers Bay, St. Croix
Image:Frederik von Scholten - Carolina at Coral Bay, St. Jan.jpg|Plantation Carolina at Coral Bay, St. Jan (1833)
Image:Frederik von Scholten - Morning Star, St. Croix (1833).png|The plantation Morning Star, St. Croix (1833)
Image:Frederik von Scholten - Bitling near West-End, Santa Cruz.jpg|Bitling near West-End, Santa Cruz /c. 1844)
Image:Frederik von Scholten - Montpellier and Two Friends. St. Croix.jpg|The plantations Montpellier and Two Friends. St. Croix (1846)
Image:Frederik von Scholten - Constitution Hill.jpg|Constitution Hill
Image:Høgensborg, Plantation, St. Croix, Danish West Indies.jpg|Høgensborg
References
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External links
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- [https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisKunstner.do?kunstnerId=10413 Frederik von Scholten] at Kunstindeks Danmark
- [https://www.geni.com/people/Frederich-von-Scholten/6000000018614122889 Friedrich von Scholten] at Generology Directory.
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Category:19th-century Danish artists
Category:19th-century Royal Danish Navy officers
Category:Danish watercolourists