Dear members of H-ArtHist,

I am presently working on a project on portraiture at the Danish Museum of
National History at Frederiksborg Castle north of Copenhagen, Denmark. In
our collection there is a very peculiar portrait of the Danish King,
Christian II, attributed to the so-called Master of the Legend of St. Mary
Magdalen (Meister der Magdalenen-Legende). It shows the king half length, in
three-quarter-profile to the right, holding in his hands a miniature version
of his own portrait. Please visit the museum website in order to see the
painting:
http://www.multishoppen.dk/showdetails.aspx?ID=1948&tour=False&pageID=1
Or:
www.frederiksborgmuseet.dk/
(then click "online katalog" and type "Christian 2." In the boks "Person på
maleri". The fifth painting listed (inv.no. A 4371) is the one referred to
here.)

My question goes:
There exists a replica of this painting, 35 x 27 cm, which was in the
collection of the Swiss businessman Walter E. Boveri. The Boveri collection
was sold after the death of Mrs. Boveri in 1990, and this is where I lose
track of it. Does anyone know where the painting might be today? Please let
me know!

Yours sincerely,

Mikael Bøgh Rasmussen, ph.d.
Det Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle
DK-3400 Hillerød
Denmark
(+45) 48 20 1434
mbfrbmus.dk