Lorenz Frolich was born in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1820. His father was a wholesaler. He studied in Copenhagen under Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, in Dresden under Eduard Julius Bendemann from 1843-1846 and in Paris under Thomas Couture from 1852-1853. Afterward he lived much in Rome and in Paris, where he constantly exhibited at the salons. In 1877 he was appointed professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Art, Copenhagen. Frolich's illustrations, especially of children's books, are known everywhere and are more important than his paintings. His daughter Edma Frolich was his favorite model when a baby and a child for his French albums with Pierre-Jules Hetzel. He also furnished original etchings for Illustreret Danmarkshistorie for Fol...