Hans Pedersen Næss (October 1723 – 3 January 1795) was a Danish architect. He was one of a generation of Neoclassical architects educated under

Nicolas-Henri Jardin Nicolas-Henri Jardin (22 March 1720 – 31 August 1799) was a French architect. Born in St. Germain des Noyers, Seine-et-Marne, Jardin worked seventeen years in Denmark–Norway as an architect to the Danish royal court. He introduced neoclassic ...

and

Caspar Frederik Harsdorff Caspar Frederik (Friedrich) Harsdorff (26 May 1735 – 24 May 1799), also known as C.F. Harsdorff, was a Danish neoclassical architect considered to have been the leading Danish architect in the late 18th century. Early life and training ...

; he mainly designed manor houses.

Biography

His exact date of birth remains unknown, but Hans Næss was born the son of a farmer at Næs on the island of

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near Assens, Denmark. He was baptized on 24 October 1723. He worked as a notary at the Brahesborg estate and then for three years as a local functionary at Assens Town Hall before travelling to

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, where he attended the

Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts () has provided education in the arts for more than 250 years, playing its part in the development of the art of Denmark. History The Royal Danish Academy of Portraiture, Sculpture, and Architecture in Cope ...

. There he studied under

and won the large silver medal in 1758, the small gold medal in 1760 and 1762, and then finally, the large gold medal in 1763. After completing his education, he taught geometry and perspective at the Academy of Arts from 1765 to 1782 and worked for Harsdorff. From 1781 to 1782 he served as architect at the royal chapels in Copenhagen and North Zealand and then as head of the new Building Office until 1793.

Selected works

* Lihme House (''Lihmes Gård''),

Kongens Nytorv Kongens Nytorv (literal translation, lit. "The King's New Square") is a town square, public square in Copenhagen, Denmark, centrally located at the end of the Pedestrian zone, pedestrian street Strøget. The largest square of the city, it was l ...

18, Copenhagen (1768 by attribution, listed) * Antonigade 9, Copenhagen (1766 and co-owned by Næs until 1770; listed) * Hallings Gård, 14 Lille Strandstræde, Copenhagen (c. 1775 by attribution, alterations, listed) * Krengerup Manor (''Krengerup Gods''), Funen (c. 1772–1776, listed) * Kragsberg, Funen (c. 1776, listed) * Hindsgavl Castle (''Hindsgavl Slot''), Funen (1784, listed) *Langesø Manor House (''Langesø Gods''), Funen (exit gate 1774)

Gallery

File:Krengerup Herrenhaus .JPG, Krengerup Manor, Funen (c. 1772–1776) File:Kongens Nytorv 18 København.jpg, Lihme House, 18

, Copenhagen (1768) File:Hindsgavl.jpg, Hindsgavl Castle, Funen (1784)

References

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