His Final Years in Copenhagen
He returned to Denmark in 1795. He received an apartment at the Academy in 1797, and served as the Academy’s treasurer several times in the years to come.
His engraving "Slaget på Reden" (The Battle of Copenhagen) was created in 1801, and was based on a drawing by Christian August Lorentzen. It pictured the battle led by Admiral Horatio Nelson, part of the English attack on Copenhagen (Battle of Copenhagen (1801)) during the Napoleonic wars, which reached its high point on April 2, 1801. This engraving was very popular in its day and was a feature in many homes as a show of patriotism. It has also come to stand as the best and most reliable illustration of this battle today.
He was named professor in copperplate etching at the Academy in 1813 after being several times passed over, and finally extraordinary professor in the School of Model Painting in 1818 at the age of 70.
His second wife died in 1824. He exhibited at Charlottenborg several times during the 1820s. He died November 5, 1831, at the age of 81.
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