Edvard Lehmann

Edvard Lehmann (1815-1892) was a Danish painter, illustrator and lithographer who is mainly remembered for his work as a theatre painter.

Lehmann was born in Copenhagen on 20 January 1815, the son of miniature painter Johan Peter Christian Lehmann and Johanne Lassen.

[1] Lehmann studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1828.

He worked at the Royal Danish Theatre as a costume draughtsman c. 1840-70, collaborating with August Bournonville.

Lehmann was also active as a portraitist and painted humorous genre paintings of street life in Copenhagen.