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(Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi)

Ludvig Holberg & Adam Oehlenschläger

Theobald Stein & Herman W. Bissen
1861-75

Description

Statues of Ludvig Holberg and Adam Oehlenschläger, both sitting, and each on a simple base inscribed with the names LUDVIG HOLBERG and ADAM OEHLENSCHLÄGER.

Adam Oehlenschläger
Vesterbro 1779 - København 1850
Danish poet and playwright
(Wikipedia)

Sculpted by H.W. Bissen, 1861

Ludvig Holberg
Bergen, Norway, 1684 - København 1754
Danish-Norwegian writer
(Wikipedia)

Sculpted by Theobald Stein, 1875

Information Sign

skuespilforfatteren
Adam Oehlenschläger
1779-1850
af H.W. bissen
1798-1868
opstillet 1861
københavns kommune

Playwright
Adam Oehlenschläger
1779-1850
bt H.W. bissen
1798-1868
Erected 1861
Town of Copenhagen

On the back:

norske mænd og qvinder
satte
ham dette minde Norwegian men and women
raised
this monument to him

skuespilforfatteren
LUDVIG HOLBERG
1684-1754
af th. stein
1829-1901 1875

Playwright
Ludvig Holberg
1684-1754
by Th. Stein
1829-1901 1875

Artists

Herman Wilhelm Bissen (Schleswig 1798 - København 1868), Danish sculptor (his bust and portrait), father of Vilhelm Bissen (Wikipedia).
Theobald Stein (København 1829 - id. 1901), Danish sculptor (his bust) (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Jens Peter Munk, Monumenter.

Location (N 55°40'48" - E 12°35'13") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dk008; Photograph: 10 July 2009 / updated: 23 November 2016
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