Heinrich Hansen (23 November 1821,
Haderslev
Haderslev (; german: Hadersleben ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark with a population of 22,011 (1 January 2022).[Frederiksberg
Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...]
) was a Danish architectural painter and State Councillor. His son,
Adolf Heinrich-Hansen
Adolf Heinrich Claus Hansen (29 November 1859- 28 October 1925) known as Adolf Heinrich-Hansen, was a Danish architectural painter. His father, Heinrich Hansen, was also an architectural painter. Late in his life, he turned to animal painting.
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, was also an architectural painter.
Biography
His father was a cloth dyer who originally came from
Flensborg
Flensburg (; Danish, Low Saxon: ''Flensborg''; North Frisian: ''Flansborj''; South Jutlandic: ''Flensborre'') is an independent town (''kreisfreie Stadt'') in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the ...
. After some time as a journeyman painter, he went to Copenhagen in 1842 to enroll at the
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi - Billedkunst Skolerne) has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark.
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The Royal Dan ...
with the intention of becoming a decorative painter. Before the year was out, he had begun assisting with the decorations at the
Thorvaldsen Museum
The Thorvaldsen Museum is a single-artist museum in Copenhagen, Denmark, dedicated to the art of Danish Neoclassical sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770–1844), who lived and worked in Rome for most of his life (1796–1838). The museum is locat ...
.
He also attended the modeling classes and won a silver medal in 1846 for his live model painting. The following year, together with
Wilhelm Marstrand
Nicolai Wilhelm Marstrand (24 December 1810 – 25 March 1873), painter and illustrator, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Nicolai Jacob Marstrand, instrument maker and inventor, and Petra Othilia Smith. Marstrand is one of the most renowned ar ...
, he helped create decorations for the burial chapel of King
Christian IV
Christian IV (12 April 1577 – 28 February 1648) was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 until his death in 1648. His reign of 59 years, 330 days is the longest of Danish monarchs and Scandinavian monar ...
at
Roskilde
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.
[Biographical notes](_blank)
@ Den Store Danske.
In 1847, he was awarded money from the , which provides grants to artists and craftsmen. This enabled him to study in Germany. During his time there, he decided to be an architectural painter; the first in Denmark.
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@ Kunstindeks Danmark. In 1848, he held his first exhibition (primarily watercolors), then had an exhibit of oil paintings in 1849. It was well-received and his travel support was extended so he was able to visit most of Western Europe, including Italy.
One of the paintings that resulted from this trip, a view of the
Church of Our Blessed Lady of the Sablon
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, was purchased for the
Royal Collection.
Upon returning, he was a teaching assistant for
perspective and ornamentation at the Academy for many years, until the death of
Gustav Friedrich Hetsch
Gustav Friedrich (von) Hetsch (28 September 1788 – 7 September 1864) was a Danish architect.
Biography
Hetsch was born in Stuttgart, he was the son of Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch (1758–1838).
He studied at the University of Tübingen and ...
in 1864, when he was promoted to succeed him as a professor of perspective; a position he held for the rest of his life, serving several terms as the Academy's Vice-President.
He also was a member of the selection committee for the
Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition
The Charlottenborg Spring Exhibition (''Charlottenborg Forårsudstilling'') is an annual art exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The event is held at the Charlottenborg Exhibition Building (''Kunsthal Charlottenborg'').
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.
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@ Gravsted.
He was appointed
Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1859 and a (a largely honorary title with a few privileges) in 1871. Over the years, he worked on restoration projects at
Rosenborg,
Kronborg
Kronborg is a castle and stronghold in the town of Helsingør, Denmark. Immortalized as Elsinore in William Shakespeare's play ''Hamlet'', Kronborg is one of the most important Renaissance castles in Northern Europe and was inscribed on the UNE ...
and
Frederiksborg castles, the last of which suffered a major fire in 1859.
He also designed furniture, silverware and porcelain, coordinating design at
Bing & Grøndahl
Bing & Grøndahl was a Danish porcelain manufacturer founded in 1853 by the sculptor Frederik Vilhelm Grøndahl and merchant brothers Meyer Hermann Bing and Jacob Herman Bing. The trademark backstamp for Bing & Grøndahl (B&G) porcelains is the t ...
's porcelain factory for a period of 22 years.
In 1877, together with his wife, Margrethe, he created the "State Councilor H. Hansen and Wife Silver Anniversary Scholarship".
He went through an extended period of illness and apparently recovered for a time, but had a sudden relapse and died the next day.
Gallery
File:Hansen Fredriksborg Slott Den kongelige falke jagt 1861.jpg, Fredriksborg Castle:
The Royal Falcon Hunt
File:Hansen venice.jpg, Sala Delle Quattro Porte,
Doge's Palace, Venice
File:Heinrich Hansen - Christiansborg from Højbro Plads,.jpg, Christianborg from Højbro Plads
References
External links
ArtNet: More works by Hansen.
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19th-century Danish painters
Danish male painters
1821 births
1890 deaths
Danish cityscape artists
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni
People from Haderslev Municipality
Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
Danish porcelain
Painters of architecture
Burials at Holmen Cemetery
19th-century Danish male artists