Gustav Friedrich Hetsch

Gustav Friedrich Hetsch
Gustav Friedrich Hetsch
	G.F. Hetsch painted by Eckersberg
Born	28 September 1788; Stuttgart, Duchy of Württemberg
Died	7 September 1864 (aged 75); Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Great Synagogue (Copenhagen); St. Ansgar's Cathedral

Gustav Friedrich (von) Hetsch (28 September 1788 – 7 September 1864) was a Danish architect.^[1]

Early life and education

Hetsch was born in Stuttgart to history painter Philipp Friedrich von Hetsch (1758–1838) and Louise Friedericke Wilhelmine Scholl (1766–1800). His father was the director of an art gallery and professor at the academy in Stuttgart.Hetsch studied at the University of Tübingen and in Paris, where his teacher was Charles Percier.

Career

After finishing his studies, he worked for

Church of Sainte-Geneviève. In 1812 he was recalled to Stuttgart, but soon left for Italy, where he continued his studies and met the Danish architect Peder Malling [da] (1781–1865). It was Malling who in 1815 inspired Hetsch to come to Copenhagen, where he taught at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

. In 1820 he became a member of the academy, 1822 professor of perspective, 1829 professor extraordinarily, 1835 professor of architecture. [2]

One of Hetsch's first major projects was the interior decoration of the rebuilt

Royal Porcelain Factory (1828–1857).^[3]

Personal life

On 23 August 1823 in Frederick's German Church, Hetsch married Anette Hansen (1795-1827). She was the daughter of the architect Christian Frederik Hansen (1756–1845) and Anna M. Rahbek (1773–1811). After her death, on 4 December 1829 in Christiansborg Chapel, he married her sister Caroline Amalie Augusta Hansen (1800-1874)-

Awards

Hetsch was created a Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1836. In 1840, he was awarded the Cross of Honour.

Gallery

The Great Synagogue in Copenhagen, 1899.
St. Ansgar's Cathedral in Copenhagen, 2007.

References

^ Anne Lise Thygesen. "G. F. Hetsch". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ Christian Elling (18 July 2011). "Peder Malling". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
^ "G. F. Hetsch". Thorvaldsens Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

Other sources

Kjeld von Folsach (1988). Fra nyklassicisme til historicisme: arkitekten G.F. Hetsch [From neoclassicism to historicism: the architect G.F. Hetsch]. Copenhagen: Christian Ejlers.
ISBN 978-87-7241-966-4
. Retrieved 9 March 2010.

"The Soul in Nature — The Danish Golden Age 1800–1850". National Museum of Denmark. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2010.

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[1] Anne Lise Thygesen. "G. F. Hetsch". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

[2] Christian Elling (18 July 2011). "Peder Malling". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon, Gyldendal. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

[3] "G. F. Hetsch". Thorvaldsens Museum. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

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