Andreas Bloch

Andreas Bloch (29 July 1860 – 11 May 1917) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator and costume designer.

[1] Andreas Schroeter Schelver Bloch was born on the Hellerud farm in Skedsmo, in Akershus county, Norway, as the son of Jens Peter Blankenborg Bloch (1817–1892) and Anne Julie Margrethe Schroeter (1827–1895).

[1] He also designed the Holmenkollen Medal,[4] an honorary skiing award issued by the Skiforeningen in Norway since 1895.

[5] Bloch illustrated books by several Norwegian authors including works by children's author, Margrethe Aabel Munthe (Aase fiskerpike, 1912), by educator, Nordahl Rolfsen, (Vore fædres liv, 1898), by adventurer Henrik August Angell (Vor sidste Krig 1807–1814, 1905) and author Jacob Breda Bull (Af Norges Frihedssaga, 1899 ).

[2] He also painted some historical subjects including the coronation of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud (Kong Haakon og Dronning Mauds kroning i Nidarosdomen, 1906) in Nidaros Cathedral.

Romantic nationalist postcard, text Frihed, Lig(hed), Broderskab, Norge(s) Grundlov 1814 . (" Liberty, Equality, Fraternity , Constitution of Norway 1814")
Andreas Bloch (1905)
Caricature from Korsaren .
Andreas Bloch (1908)