Auguste Heinrich Georg Schiøtt (1823 - 1895) - Denmark

August Schiøtt was born in Helsingør, Denmark.
He was the son of Heinrich Erpecum Schiøtt and Anna Sophie Marie Fleron. After his confirmation, he was sent to school in Copenhagen where he later entered the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and had an undistinguished academic record. For a short time, he was a private student of Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783–1853). His first portrait (of a child) was created in 1844, two years before his graduation. After that, he painted six to eight portraits every year. Altogether, he presented over 150 portraits at the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition, including several of the Royal Family: Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (three times), Prince Ferdinand, Princess Caroline and Prince (later King) Christian. In addition to these portraits, his most notable include those of Baron Carl Frederik Blixen-Finecke (1822-1873), who was the grandfather-in-law of Karen Blixen, General Gerhard Christoph von Krogh, and the history painter J.L. Lund