Georg Emil Hansen
Georg Emil Hansen (12 May 1833,
Early life
A native of
In 1856, he opened a studio of his own, first located at Bredgade 22 and later in Østergade.[2] In 1867, he joined with his brother Niels Christian Hansen (a portrait painter) and Albert Schou (a businessman) to create the famous studio that (with the addition of Clemens Weller) would be known as Hansen, Schou & Weller.
Court photographer
He later became a court photographer, taking photographs of royalty in Denmark,
Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen was very interested in photography. From the very beginning he had invited photographers to take his portrait.
He posed on many occasions for Hansen between 1860 and 1874. In his diary entry for 19 July 1862, Andersen records: "Went to Hansen who photographed me; got 24 portraits".[4]
See also
References
- ISBN 87-00-39586-2
- ^ Fotografer i Næstved. From Næstved Museum. (in Danish) Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ Dansk Fotografihistorie, p.50
- ^ Ane Grum-Schwensen: "Jeg sad i Dag for Photographen" - 20 portrætter af H.C. Andersen. From Odense Bys Museer. Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish) Retrieved 8 February 2010.
External links
Media related to Georg Emil Hansen at Wikimedia Commons