Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest

Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest (12 August 1686 – 23 March 1737) was a Danish painter and conchologist.

Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest
Born	(1686-08-12)12 August 1686 Copenhagen
Died	23 March 1737(1737-03-23) (aged 50)
Resting place	Trinitatis Church
Spouse	Agnes Margaret Fogelman
Father	Bendix Grodtschilling the Younger
Relatives	Bendix Grodtschilling (grandfather)

The Anointing of Frederick IV of Denmark in Frederiksborg Palace by Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest, Castle of Rosenborg, 1706

Grodtschilling was born in Copenhagen, the son of the painter Bendix Grodtschilling the Younger and grandson of the painter Bendix Grodtschilling the Elder. He took over from his father as royal court painter, but he struggled with debts and poor health. His wife was Agnes Margaret born Fogelman. Grodtschilling is buried in Trinitatis Church.

References

• Bendix Grodtschilling of Art Index Denmark / Weilbachs Artist Encyclopedia
• This article is based mainly on Biography (s) of FJ Meier in the 1st edition of the Danish Biographical Encyclopedia, Volume 6, page 203, Published by CF Washer, Penguin (1887-1905).