Arent Nicolai Dragsted
Arent Nicolai Dragsted | |
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| Born | 9 June 1821 |
| Died | 15 August 1898 (aged 77) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Goldsmith |
Arent Nicolai Dragsted (9 June 1821 – 15 August 1898) was a
Early life and education
Dragsted was born in 1821 in Kerteminde on Funen, the son of Mathias Nicolai Dragsted (1790-1873) and Frandsine Dragsted née Roed (1697-1867). He apprenticed as a goldsmith in his home town and later enrolled at the School of Drawing of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen where he studied under Herman Wilhelm Bissen and Gustav Friedrich Hetsch.
Career
Dragsted established his own workshop in
Works
Dragsted created the golden horn that was presented to Bernhard Severin Ingemann by Danish women on the occasion of his 75th birthday.[2] He also created the golden wreath for Frederick VII's sarcophagus in Roskilde Cathedral.
Personal life
Dragsted married Ane Marie Bech (1825-1861). They had two sons, Frantz M. N. Dragsted (1853-1916) and Alfred Dragsted.
Arent Nicolai Dragsted died in 1891. He is buried in Gentofte Cemetery in Gentofte.
See also
References
- ^ "Arent Nicolai Dragsted". gentoftegrave.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "Arent Nicolai Dragsted". skovlarsen.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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