A Running Boy. Marcus Holst von Schmidten  1802

Here, Juel chose to depict a young nobleman dashing off to school. The school in question was Christianis Institut, which focused greatly on movement and exercise and built Denmark’s first playground. [br] The young nobleman, Marcus Pauli Holst von Schmidten, is seen running on his way to school; his school is glimpsed in the background. The boy’s figure is simultaneously...