▁planned ▁to ▁make ▁l ith ography ▁his ▁career ▁but , ▁after ▁a ▁successful ▁showing ▁at ▁the ▁Charlot ten borg ▁Spring ▁Ex hib ition ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 7 , ▁he ▁turned ▁to ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁received ▁some ▁orders , ▁including ▁one ▁for ▁relief s ▁in ▁a ▁hall ▁at ▁Christians borg . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁gold ▁medal ▁for ▁his ▁relief ▁of ▁Christ ▁he aling ▁the ▁sick , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁displayed ▁at ▁Kong ens ▁N yt or v ▁public ▁square ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁fe es ▁for ▁these ▁comm issions ▁were ▁substantial , ▁portrait ▁b ust s ▁were ▁his ▁primary ▁source ▁of ▁income . ▁His ▁failure ▁to ▁win ▁any ▁more ▁official ▁recognition ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁soon ▁prompt ed ▁him ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁painting . ▁He ▁held ▁his ▁first ▁exhibition ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁after ▁some ▁very ▁brief ▁training . ▁His ▁painting ▁of ▁a ▁wounded ▁soldier ▁brought ▁him ▁some ▁prize ▁money ▁and ▁was ▁quickly ▁purchased . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁widely ▁reprodu ced ; ▁not ably ▁in ▁an ▁eng ra ving ▁by ▁ ▁Carl ▁Ed vard ▁Son ne ▁( 1 8 0 4 – 1 8 7 8 ). ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁having ▁failed ▁to ▁reproduce ▁this ▁initial ▁success , ▁he ▁requested ▁a ▁loan ▁from ▁Priv y ▁Council or ▁Nicol ai ▁Abraham ▁Hol ten ▁( 1 7 7 5 - 1 8 5 0 ), ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁bought ▁an ▁alt arp ie ce ▁Sim