Worked and lived Flensburg and Kobenhavn, Denmark.
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Petersen was a sea captain but started painting as early as 1795 although most of his works are dating after 1807. He met C.W. Eckersberg in 1831 and received some instructions on marine art, advising Eckersberg in return on rigging and other technical details of sailing vessels. A typical work by Petersen depicts the vessel in a central profile view under full sail at a calm sea. The FineArtEmporium is interested in the direct purchase of fine works by Jakob Petersen and can pay a good price . A typical composition by Jakob Petersen with a technically very well done portrait of the vessel shown off Kronborg Castle.