Statue of Hans Christian Andersen, Rosenborg Castle Gardens

The Statue of Hans Christian Andersen in Rosenborg Castle Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, is a bronze statue of famous Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen.

Hans Christian Andersen
ArtistAugust Saabye
Year1880
TypeBronze
LocationRosenborg Castle Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark

Description

Saabye's sculpture depicts Andersen in a sitting position addressing his audience.[1] The sculpture is mounted on a terracotta plinth with bronze reliefs.

History
Saabye' sketch for the monument
The statue photographed by Frederik Riise

In December 1874, it was first proposed to create a Hans Christian Andersen monument in Copenhagen to mark the writer's 70 years birthday on 2 April 1875. A committee was set up and it was announced that the monument would be placed in Rosenborg Garden on his 70-years birthday. It was decided to launch a design competition. 10 artists submitted a total of 16 proposals in the competition. August Saabye, Theobald Stein, Otto Evens and Lauritz Prior went on to the second and final round of the competition. The other artists that participated in the competition were Louis Hasselriis, Cathinka Jenny Helene Kondrup, Peter Petersen, Christian Deichmann, Thielemann, Chr. Freund and Secher Malthe.

The committee later ultimately selected Saabye's proposal as the winner. The monument was unveiled on 26 June 1880.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Vilhelm Bissen", Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. "H.C. Andersen monumentet i Kongens Have i København". hcandersen-homepage.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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