Carl Nicolaj Marius Simonsen (30 November 1828 – 5 December 1902) was a

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lithographer and publisher. He operated C. Simonsens Kunst- og Stentrykkeri from 1868 to 1898 and published the Danish magazine ''

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'' from 1873 to 1895. His company was based at Gammel Strand 50 in

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. He was the father of the writer Konrad Simonsen.

Early life

Simonsen was born in

, the son of student Niels Simonsen and Caroline Hagemeister. He enrolled at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1841 where he won the small silver medal in March 1852. He later trained as a lithographer under Charles Lorilleux in

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. He was represented on the Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition four times in the period 1848-1865.

Career

Simonsen worked for Em. Bærentzen & Co. from 1856 to 1861. In 1868 he established C. Simonsen & P. Andersens Stentrykkeri together with a printmaker from his old employer after acquiring another printing business. The company changed its name to C. Simonsens Kunst- og Stentrykkeri when Andersen left it in 1870. He sold the company in 1898. Simonsen created portraits of many historic as well as notable contemporary figures such as

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, L.N. Hvidt, clockmaker Urban Jürgensen, the ccdancer Amalie Price, Frederikke Treschow, Johan Welhaven and Henrik Wergeland. Simonsen was also the founder of the Danish version of the magazine ''Punch'' (1873–1895).

Personal life

Simonsen was married to Louise Oline Dihm (1838–1909) and the father of the writer Konrad Simonsen (28 December 1876 – 1 December 1945). He is buried in

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References

External links

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