Carsten Henrichsen (23 September 1824 - 30 April -1897) was a

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Biography

Henrichsen was born into a working-class family in

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in 1824. He at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1840 to 1845 and took drawing lessons with

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in 1845–40. From the late 1840s, he created vast number of paintings from Copenhagen and

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. He received the Neuhausen Award in 1855 and a grant from the Academy in 1858.

Selected works

* ''Broen over Stadsgraven ved Nørreport'' (1848, Øregaard Museum) * ''Udsigt fra Fortunen over Bernstorff mod Gentofte og København'' (1853) * ''Prospekt af Roskilde med Domkirken'' (1857, Frederiksborg Museum) * ''Amagerport'' (1860,

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) * ''Ved Frihedsstøtten'' (c. 1860,

) * ''Strandgade, Sandvig'' (1872,

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) * ''Kobberdammen ved Hellebæk'' (1878,

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)

Image gallery

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from

Trørød Trørød is a suburban district in Rudersdal Municipality, located approximately 20 kilometres north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The original village has merged with the neighbouring communities of Vedbæk and Gammel Holte and now form the s ...

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'' Image:Carten Henrichsen - View of Strandmøllen.jpg, ''View of Strandmøllen'' Image:Carsten Henrichsen - Nødebo and Lake Esrom.jpg, ''View of

Nødebo Nødebo is a village located on the southwestern shores of Lake Esrum in Hillerød Municipality, North Zealand, some 40 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Nødebo Church, the oldest in the area, is notable for its church frescos and its early ...

and

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'' Image:Carsten Henrichsen - Kronborg.jpg, ''View of Kronborg Castle'' Image:View from Vesterport in Copenhagen.jpg, ''View of Vesterport in Copenhagen'' Image:View from the old Nørrevold towards Copenhagen , 1864.jpg, ''View from Nørrevold towards Copenhagen'', 1864

References

External links

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