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Lauritz Nicolai Hvidt

1777-1856
Shipowner, politician and the Director of the Danish National Bank.
(Wikipedia)

Herman W. Bissen & Vilhelm Bissen
1877

Description

Bronze bust on a pedestal, forming part of a memorial bench.

Inscription(s)

L.N. Hvidt

27 okt 1777
16 marts
1856

den 27 okt 1877
vedtog
kjøbenhavns kommune
at reise dette minne

Information Sign

politikeren
l.n. hvidt 1777-1856
af vilhelm bissen 1836-1913
efter model af
h.w. bissen 1798-1868 opstillet 1877
københavns kommune

Sculptors

Herman Wilhelm Bissen (Schleswig 1798 - København 1868), Danish sculptor (his bust and portrait), father of Vilhelm Bissen (Wikipedia).
Vilhelm Bissen (København 1836 - id. 1913), Danish sculptor (his portrait), son of H.W. Bissen (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Jens Peter Munk, Monumenter.
Wikipedia, Ørstedsparken.

Locatie (N 55°40'50" - E 12°33'54") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dk040; Photograph: 10 July 2009
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