Statue of Hans Christian Andersen, Rosenborg Castle Gardens

Bronze statue in Copenhagen, Denmark

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Hans Christian Andersen

Artist	August Saabye
Year	1880
Type	Bronze
Location	Rosenborg Castle Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark

The Statue of Hans Christian Andersen in Rosenborg Castle Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark, is a bronze statue of the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen. This is one of many statues to the author.

Description

By August Saabye (1823–1916), the sculpture depicts Andersen in a sitting position addressing his audience. The sculpture is mounted on a terracotta plinth with bronze reliefs.

History

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.

References

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

External links

Article from Illustreret Tidende

Public art in Copenhagen, Denmark

Statues

Monarchs	Christian V Christian IX Frederick V Frederick VI Frederick VII
Others	Absalon Hans Christian Andersen Asmus Jacob Carstens Niels W. Gade Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann Ludvig Holberg Søren Kierkegaard Niels Juel Anders Sandøe Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted Tordenskiold Georg Zoëga

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Short story collections	Fairy Tales Told for Children. First Collection. (1835–1837) Fairy Tales Told for Children. New Collection (1838–1841) New Fairy Tales. First Volume (1843–1845)
Short stories	"The Angel" (1843) "Blockhead Hans" (1855) "The Elf Mound" (1845) "The Emperor's New Clothes" (1837) "The Fir-Tree" (1844) "The Flying Trunk" (1839) "The Galoshes of Fortune" (1838) "The Garden of Paradise" (1839) "The Goblin and the Grocer" (1852) "Golden Treasure" (1865) "The Ice-Maiden" (1861) "Little Claus and Big Claus" (1835) "The Little Match Girl" (1845) "The Little Mermaid" (1837) "The Most Incredible Thing" (1870) "The Nightingale" (1843) "Ole Lukoie" (1841) "The Princess and the Pea" (1835) "The Red Shoes" (1845) "The Shadow" (1847) "The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep" (1845) "The Snow Queen" (1844) "The Snowman" (1861) "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" (1838) "The Story of a Mother" (1847) "The Sweethearts; or, The Top and the Ball" (1843) "The Swineherd" (1841) "The Tallow Candle" (1820s) "The Teapot" (1863) "Thumbelina" (1835) "The Tinderbox" (1835) "The Travelling Companion" (1835) "The Ugly Duckling" (1843) "What the Old Man Does is Always Right" (1861) "The Wicked Prince" (1840) "The Wild Swans" (1838)
Novels	The Improvisatore (1835) O.T (1836) The Two Baronesses (1848)
Plays, operas	Little Kirsten (1846) When the Spaniards Were Here (1865)
Poems and songs	Barn Jesus i en krybbe lå Danmark, mit fædreland Hist hvor vejen slår en bugt
Other works	Christine's Picture Book (art book)
Works inspired by Andersen's life and works	Hans Christian Andersen (1952) The Daydreamer (1966) The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968) Andersen Monogatari (1971) The Fairytaler (2002–2003) Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2003 miniseries) Young Andersen (2005 serial)
Related	Hans Christian Andersen Museums Pleated Christmas hearts International Children's Book Day Hans Christian Andersen Award Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award
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