29 18th century Danish painters

Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard was a Danish neoclassical and royal history painter, sculptor, architect, and professor of painting, mythology, and anatomy at the New Royal Danish Academy of Art in Copenhagen, Denmark. Many of his works were in the royal Christiansborg Palace, Fredensborg Palace, and Levetzau Palace at Amalienborg.

Peder Als was a Danish historical and portrait painter

Magdalene Margrethe Bärens was a Danish artist. She was one of the first professional female artists in Denmark, and the first woman to be elected into the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. She was a flower- and still-life painter.

Magnus Berg was a Norwegian-Danish painter, woodcarver, sculptor and non-fiction writer.

Andreas Pedersen Brünniche was a Danish portrait painter, active in the period called either late Baroque or early Rococo.

Asmus Jacob Carstens was a Danish-German painter, one of the most committed artists of German Neoclassicism. His career was erratic, partly because of his difficult personality, and the majority of his large projects were left incomplete, or subsequently destroyed. Much of what survives is in the form of drawings, many using "a schematic, pale colouring as a timid and humble accessory to the dominating figure-drawing", that were planned for large fresco commissions that never materialized.

Marie Jeanne Clemens was a French-Danish artist; engraver and pastell painter.

Jacob Coning or Jacob Koninck II was a Dutch-Danish painter who was painter to the Danish Court. He was one of the first painters in Denmark to specialize in topographical painting, continuing the tradition from Dutch landscape painting.

Vigilius Eriksen was a Danish painter. He was the royal portraitist to Christian VI of Denmark.

Christoffer Foltmar was a Danish painter of miniatures and organist.

Jacob Fosie was a Danish artist, watercolor painter, etcher, engraver, organist and author.

Johanna Marie Fosie was a Danish painter, the first professional native female artist in Denmark.

Cladius (Claus) Detlev Fritzsch, normally referred to as C. D. Fritzsch, was a Danish flower painter.

Georg Mathias Fuchs was a German-born Danish portrait and history painter.

Christian David Gebauer was a Danish animal and landscape painter. He was also known for etchings.

Nicolaus Georg Geve, also Claus Georg Geve was a Danish painter and illustrator. It is thought that Geve was born in either Schleswig or Hesse.

Bendix Grodtschilling the Youngest was a Danish painter and conchologist.

Hans Hansen was a Danish portrait painter.

Cornelius Høyer was a Danish painter, mainly known for his work in miniatures. Within his special trade, he was among the virtuosos of his day and won an international reputation.

Jens Juel was a Danish painter, primarily known for his many portraits, of which the largest collection is on display at Frederiksborg Castle. He is regarded as the leading Danish portrait painter of the 18th century.

Hendrick Krock was a Danish history painter who, from 1706, was the court painter of Frederick IV as well as his successor Christian VI. Along with Benoit Le Coffre set the tone for history painting in Denmark during the 18th century-1720s, having been influenced by the Italian baroque painting he experienced during his travels. He also played a role in the eventual establishment of an Art Academy in Denmark.

Odvardt Helmoldt von Lode, also Odvardt Helmoldt de Lode, was a Danish painter and engraver.

Christian August Lorentzen was a Danish painter.

Johan Ludwig Gebhard Lund, , Danish painter, was born in Kiel, Duchy of Holstein, to master painter Hans Giewert Lund and his wife Maria Magdalena Christina Bremer. An adherent of romanticism, he is known for his history paintings.

Andreas Møller was a Danish portrait painter and pioneer of miniature painting who worked at many European courts.

Carl Gustaf Pilo was a Swedish-born artist and painter. Pilo worked extensively in Denmark as a painter to the Danish Royal Court and as professor and director at the Royal Danish Academy of Art, as well as in his native Sweden.

Niels Thaaning was a Danish-born, Norwegian painter.

Carl Marcus Tuscher was a German-born Danish polymath: portrait painter, printmaker, architect, and decorator of the Baroque period.

Johann Salomon Wahl was a German artist who became a court painter in Denmark.