8 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁during ▁the ▁First ▁Schles wig ▁War , ▁he ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁large ▁can v ases ▁of ▁military ▁scenes , ▁several ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁acquired ▁for ▁the ▁Royal ▁Collection . ▁After ▁that , ▁he ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁genre ▁scenes , ▁took ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Sweden ▁and ▁created ▁a ▁major ▁work , ▁Tro lo vel se ▁i ▁S ka ane ▁( 1 8 6 2 ), ▁symbol izing ▁the ▁recon c ili ation ▁of ▁Den mark ▁and ▁Sweden ▁after ▁years ▁of ▁bitter ▁cont ention ▁for ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Sc ania . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Knight ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ne bro g . ▁From ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁Academ ys ' ▁Model ▁School . ▁He ▁once ▁again ▁focused ▁on ▁battle ▁painting ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Schles wig ▁War ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Swedish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁last ▁major ▁trip ▁abroad ▁( to ▁Rome ) ▁with ▁money ▁from ▁ ▁Det ▁an ck ers ke ▁Leg at ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁ ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁by ▁Carl ▁Andreas ▁An cker ▁( 1 8 2 8 — 1 8 5 7 ) ▁as ▁a ▁fund ing ▁source ▁for ▁writers , ▁compos ers ▁and ▁artists . ▁He ▁died ▁during ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁in ▁Freder iks berg . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁