▁C open hagen ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁though ▁he ▁won ▁no ▁med als ▁there . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁he ▁painted ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁Hans ▁Christian ▁Anders en ▁( now ▁in ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁National ▁History ▁at ▁Freder iks borg ▁Castle ) ▁– ▁its ▁subject ▁called ▁it ▁" qu ite ▁at ro cious ", ▁though ▁Weg er ▁used ▁an ▁eng ra ving ▁of ▁it ▁as ▁the ▁front isp ie ce ▁for ▁the ▁edition ▁of ▁Anders en ' s ▁writ ings ▁which ▁he ▁published ▁in ▁Leipzig . ▁Ben zon ▁also ▁exhib ited ▁port ra its , ▁genre ▁paint ings ▁and ▁one ▁history ▁painting ▁in ▁Leipzig ▁from ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁ ▁Success ▁in ▁Düsseldorf ▁and ▁Paris ▁ ▁Enc ou rag ed ▁by ▁his ▁professor ▁J . L . ▁Lund , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁or ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁Ben zon ▁travel led ▁to ▁Düsseldorf , ▁where ▁he ▁married ▁the ▁painter ▁Marie ▁Ther ese ▁Hub ert ine ▁Ros al ie ▁C az in ▁– ▁their ▁home ▁became ▁the ▁most ▁brilliant ▁cultural ▁hub ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁painter ▁Elisabeth ▁Jer ich au ▁Ba umann . ▁He ▁sent ▁back ▁two ▁paint ings ▁to ▁Den mark ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁– ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁The ▁Last ▁Conf ession ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁A ▁S inner ▁on ▁His ▁Death bed ▁or ▁The ▁Death ▁of ▁Don ▁Juan ) ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8