Christian IX

  • CountryDenmark
  • Town:Copenhagen

  • Year of creation:1927

  • Rider(s):Christian IX

    (1818-1906) King of Denmark and ‘the father-in-law of Europe’ as all his six children married into other royal houses. In spite of his initial unpopularity and the many years of political strife, where the king was in conflict with large parts of the population, his popularity recovered towards the end of his reign, and he became a national icon due to the length of his reign and the high standards of personal morality with which he was identified.

  • Sculptor(s):Carl-Nielsen, Anne-Marie

    (1863 –1945) was a Danish sculptor. She was “one of the first women to be taken seriously as a sculptor,” a trend-setter in Danish art for most of her life. In 1908 she was commissioned to create an equestrian statue of King Christian IX in Copenhagen; the first woman to receive such a prestigious commission. The statue was unveiled in 1927.
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