ons en ▁had ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁sell ▁after ▁those ▁who ▁ordered ▁it ▁changed ▁their ▁minds . ▁The ▁loan ▁was ▁given ▁and ▁it ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁spend ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁Mun ich , ▁where ▁he ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁and ▁developed ▁friend ships ▁with ▁the ▁artists ▁there . ▁ ▁He ▁soon ▁found ▁buy ers ▁for ▁his ▁work ; ▁land own ers ▁and ▁business men ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁foreign ▁art ▁collect ors . ▁By ▁ 1 8 3 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁sufficiently ▁well - off ▁to ▁send ▁home ▁for ▁his ▁f ian c ée , ▁Anne ▁Marie ▁Peters en , ▁and ▁get ▁married . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Ty rol , ▁Northern ▁Italy ▁and ▁Al gi ers . ▁The ▁resulting ▁works ▁were ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁royal ▁families ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁and ▁Wür ttemberg ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Collection ▁in ▁C open hagen . ▁His ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁view ▁of ▁Al gi ers ▁is ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁National museum , ▁Stockholm . ▁ ▁Return ▁to ▁Den mark ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁Academy ▁and ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁professor ship , ▁but ▁chose ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁similar ▁offer ▁from ▁King ▁Christian ▁VIII ▁and ▁returned ▁home ; ▁teaching ▁military ▁history ▁painting ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy . ▁He ▁also ▁continued ▁with ▁his ▁private ▁career ▁and ▁the ▁ex otic ▁works ▁derived ▁from ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁North ▁Africa ▁were ▁especially ▁popular . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1