▁ ▁Biography ▁Jer ich au ▁was ▁born ▁ ▁in ▁C open hagen , ▁Den mark . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁sculpt or , ▁J ens ▁Adolf ▁Jer ich au ▁( 1 8 1 6 – 1 8 8 3 ) ▁ ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁the ▁painter , ▁Elisabeth ▁Jer ich au - B a umann ▁( 1 8 1 9 – 1 8 8 1 ). ▁His ▁brother , ▁Hol ger ▁H . ▁Jer ich au ▁( 1 8 6 1 – 1 9 0 0 ), ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁painter . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁first ▁formal ▁drawing ▁less ons ▁from ▁the ▁architect ▁ ▁Christian ▁Vil helm ▁N iel sen ▁( 1 8 3 3 – 1 9 1 0 ), ▁then ▁studied ▁perspective ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Dan ish ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁Later , ▁he ▁received ▁less ons ▁from ▁Freder ik ▁Christian ▁Lund ▁( 1 8 2 6 – 1 9 0 1 ) ▁and ▁ ▁E iler ▁R asm ussen ▁E ilers en ▁( 1 8 2 7 – 1 9 1 2 ). ▁Jer ich au ▁first ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁▁ ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Italy ▁with ▁his ▁mother . ▁In ▁Rome , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁Jean - A ch ille ▁Ben ou ville ▁( 1 8 1 5 - 1 8 9 1 ), ▁who ▁ ▁at ▁that ▁time , ▁was ▁director ▁of ▁the