Hilker's wife died in 1867. Shortly before his own death in 1875, he was appointed a knight of the Order of the Dannebrog. He was buried at the Assistens Cemetery (Copenhagen). See also Art of Denmark References 19th-century Danish painters Danish male painters 1807 births 1875 deaths Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Artists from Copenhagen Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Burials at Assistens Cemetery (Copenhagen) 19th-century Danish male artists