An Evening beside Lake Arresø by Johan Thomas Lundbye in the year 1837. In 1836, Lundbye’s parents moved to Frederiksvaerk, which lies between Denmark’s largest lake, Aressø, and the sea. The young artist stayed behind in Copenhagen, but on family visits he embraced this new setting, eager to capture the Danish character of the countryside, its light, and its way of life. Paintings in this vein soon earned Lundbye a reputation as a promising landscapist.