Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest

Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest (12 August 1686 – 23 March 1737) was a Danish painter and conchologist.

Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest
Born(1686-08-12)12 August 1686
Died23 March 1737(1737-03-23) (aged 50)
Resting placeTrinitatis Church
SpouseAgnes Margaret Fogelman
FatherBendix Grodtschilling the Younger
RelativesBendix Grodtschilling (grandfather)
The Anointing of Frederick IV of Denmark in Frederiksborg Palace by Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest, Castle of Rosenborg, 1706

Grodtschilling was born in Copenhagen, the son of the painter Bendix Grodtschilling the Younger and grandson of the painter Bendix Grodtschilling the Elder. He took over from his father as royal court painter, but he struggled with debts and poor health. His wife was Agnes Margaret born Fogelman. Grodtschilling is buried in Trinitatis Church.

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