▁his ▁confirm ation , ▁he ▁was ▁en rolled ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁While ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁several ▁silver ▁med als ▁for ▁his ▁port ra its ▁and ▁historical ▁images ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁a ▁dil igent ▁painter . ▁The ▁Royal ▁Collection ▁acquired ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 0 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁he ▁applied ▁for ▁travel ▁support ▁but , ▁despite ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁Academy , ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁travel ▁some ▁at ▁his ▁own ▁exp ense . ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁Rome , ▁encourag ed ▁by ▁some ▁pra ise ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁from ▁Bert el ▁Thor val d sen ▁and ▁C . W . ▁E ck ers berg . ▁He ▁received ▁no ▁financial ▁help , ▁however , ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁live ▁a uster ely . ▁He ▁managed ▁to ▁study ▁in ▁Rome ▁( 1 8 4 1 - 4 5 ) ▁and ▁in ▁Mun ich ▁( 1 8 4 5 - 4 6 ). ▁When ▁he ▁returned , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁sell ▁two ▁more ▁works ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Collection . ▁ ▁Ra ads ig ▁was ▁occupied ▁with ▁topics ▁from ▁Dan ish ▁history , ▁especially ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁perce ived ▁in ▁contemporary ▁literature . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁Ra ads ig ▁made ▁the ▁painting ▁Ing olf ▁t ager ▁Island ▁i ▁bes idd else , ▁dep ict ing ▁Ing