201:
259:
162:
29:
137:
152:
The inscriptions on the plinth was written by J.N. Madvig. The inscription on the front reads "Frederik den Sjette / født 28. januar 1768 / død 3. december 1839". The inscription on the rear side reads " Dette minde rejstes 1858". The inscription on the left-hand side (south) reads "Her følte han sig
144:
The statue offers a down-to-earth portrail of
Frederick VI. He is not mounted on a horse and is not wearing a toga or a galla uniform as is normal in older portrails of monarchs. He is instead seen in a relaxed pose, wearing an everyday uniform with long coat and boots, with his right hand rested on
145:
his waist and the left hand on his sword. The unsentimental presentation of the king reflects his personality and relationship with the park and may also have been influenced by the recent transition from absolute to constitutional monarchy that was realized with the adoption of the
217:. The final commission was not made until November 1855. Bissen presented his final design to an enthusiastic committee on 17 September 1857 but a decision on where to place it had by then still not been taken. Jonas Collin was in favour of a location in front of
208:
The committee was finally revived in 1848 after an anonymously published letter to the editor in a newspaper had brought the project back on the agenda. The money from the concert with interests had now reached 2,321
258:
127:
and is considered one of his best works. It is the first public depiction of a Danish monarch in everyday, contemporary attire, rather than that of antiquity, or galla uniform, popular in earlier sculpture.
1187:
233:. In the end, Bissen, who had created the statue with a location at the entrance to Frederiksberg Park in mind, did however manage to convince the committee that this was the right location.
1517:
1232:
587:
1512:
1109:
265:
364:
1277:
177:
began to work on a monument to
Frederick VI at his own initiative. It depicted the king on his throne wearing his coronation gown and was intended for a location in
851:
582:
421:
1522:
744:
1151:
1532:
153:
lykkelig i sit trofaste folks midte". The inscription on the right-hand side (north) reads "Han styrede riget som kronprins og som konge i henved 56 år".
1527:
169:
Frederick VI died on 3 December 1839. The initial preparations of a monument to his honour had already started prior to his death. C.F. Wilckens and
1507:
1297:
1497:
525:
1102:
1537:
1207:
1222:
444:
414:
197:
was held on the one year's anniversary of the king's death to raise money for the monument but then nothing happened for several years.
1317:
1166:
462:
1095:
1227:
918:
836:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1430:
1425:
1420:
1312:
1156:
1146:
1118:
1066:
934:
913:
908:
1045:
317:
200:
1476:
1192:
407:
194:
1212:
389:
1287:
1542:
1282:
1202:
1182:
1370:
1345:
1292:
1030:
893:
888:
592:
518:
954:
944:
841:
572:
548:
1076:
1035:
1015:
491:
230:
186:
1502:
1262:
989:
939:
237:
222:
178:
1237:
1071:
213:
and 90 skilling. Thorvaldsen had died in 1844 and the task of designing the monument was instead assigned to
1197:
846:
805:
146:
99:
1377:
949:
754:
749:
511:
342:
226:
182:
1403:
1302:
1272:
1025:
729:
643:
430:
269:
214:
124:
108:
45:
633:
1384:
1339:
1257:
1217:
979:
964:
959:
883:
878:
856:
780:
688:
658:
562:
181:. Thiele wrote to Thorvaldsen just two days after the king's death proposing an equestrian statue at
1391:
795:
218:
170:
861:
698:
174:
104:
34:
161:
1351:
1061:
1040:
577:
485:
1307:
1010:
994:
898:
800:
739:
623:
249:
210:
1357:
903:
820:
703:
683:
673:
648:
815:
759:
1397:
790:
713:
653:
479:
28:
1491:
1363:
1020:
969:
734:
608:
534:
291:
112:
1087:
185:
but
Thorvaldsen ignored this proposal and continued work on his Rosenborg proposal.
1333:
190:
618:
503:
1267:
810:
785:
693:
678:
613:
394:
1121:
984:
775:
708:
663:
638:
628:
538:
456:
116:
88:
668:
567:
236:
on 10 September 1858, the monument was finally unveiled in the presence of
399:
1125:
136:
120:
189:
did however not like
Thorvaldsen's proposal and a committee headed by
70:
123:. Unveiled on 10 September 1858, the bronze statue was created by
974:
199:
160:
135:
1091:
507:
403:
149:
in 1849. The statue is considered one of Bissen's best works.
345:(in Danish). Historisk-Topografisk Selskab for Frederiksberg
252:
Christmas plate. The plate was designed by Oluf Jensen.
33:
Bronze statue of King
Frederick VI at the entrance to
1469:
1413:
1326:
1250:
1175:
1139:
1132:
1054:
1003:
927:
871:
829:
768:
722:
601:
555:
472:
437:
84:
76:
66:
51:
41:
21:
272:through the main entrance to Frederiksberg Gardens
103:greets visitors just inside the main entrance to
1278:Johannes Ewald and Johan Hermann Wessel Memorial
1518:Cultural depictions of Frederick VI of Denmark
193:was instead set up. A memorial concert in the
1103:
519:
415:
8:
745:Royal Danish Horticultural Society's Garden
365:"Royal Copenhagen Christmas Plate Timeline"
343:"Frederik VI's statue i Frederiksberg Have"
1513:Buildings and structures completed in 1858
1136:
1110:
1096:
1088:
526:
512:
504:
422:
408:
400:
204:The statue seen on a print by Knud Gamborg
18:
1298:Memorial to Nordic Volunteers and Fallen
283:
337:
335:
1523:Monuments and memorials in Copenhagen
7:
1533:Sculptures by Herman Wilhelm Bissen
463:Equestrian statue of Frederick VII
14:
165:A drawing of the statue from 1959
1528:Outdoor sculptures in Copenhagen
1067:Frederiksberg Incineration Plant
320:(in Danish). Thorvaldsens Museum
257:
27:
1508:Bronze sculptures in Copenhagen
1461:Vesterbro & Kongens Enghave
248:The statue is seen on the 1932
221:while other proposals included
1498:1858 establishments in Denmark
445:Statue of Anders Sandøe Ørsted
1:
935:Frederiksberg Åndsvageanstalt
1538:Statues of men in Copenhagen
1203:Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
884:Frederiksberg Palace Chapel
837:Lycée Français Prins Henrik
1559:
1004:Railway and metro stations
945:Frederiksberg Fire Station
842:Copenhagen Business School
549:Frederiksberg Municipality
140:Frontal view of the statue
852:UCPH Frederiksberg Campus
583:UCPH Frederiksberg Campus
546:
292:"Frederik 6. (1768-1839)"
231:Christiansborg Slotsplads
26:
1263:Edouard Suenson Memorial
955:Frederiksberg Idrætspark
940:Frederiksberg Courthouse
223:Rosenborg Castle Gardens
179:Rosenborg Castle Gardens
1188:Hans Christian Andersen
857:UC Diakonissestiftelsen
847:Frederiksberg Gymnasium
806:Frederiksberg Town Hall
769:Culture and attractions
639:Frederiksberg Bredegade
318:"Et tvetydigt monument"
147:Constitution of Denmark
1308:Danish Nurses Memorial
950:Frederiksberg Hospital
750:Solbjerg Park Cemetery
451:Statue of Frederick VI
205:
166:
141:
22:Statue of Frederick VI
1303:Carl Nielsen Monument
1273:Ivar Huitfeldt Column
1228:Hans Christian Ørsted
1072:Institut Jeanne d'Arc
730:Frederiksberg Gardens
723:Parks and open spaces
644:Frederiksberg Runddel
431:Herman Wilhelm Bissen
270:Frederiksberg Runddel
268:The statue seen from
215:Herman Wilhelm Bissen
203:
164:
139:
125:Herman Wilhelm Bissen
109:Frederiksberg Runddel
46:Herman Wilhelm Bissen
1477:Albertina Foundation
1385:Polar Bear with Cubs
1340:Death and the Mother
1313:Reformation Memorial
1223:Anders Sandøe Ørsted
1193:Asmus Jacob Carstens
960:Frederiksberg Palace
879:Frederiksberg Church
781:Betty Nansen Theatre
563:Diakonissestiftelsen
244:In media and culture
16:Statue in Copenhagen
1543:Statues of monarchs
796:Danish Revue Museum
755:Søndermark Cemetery
602:Streets and squares
219:Thorvaldsens Museum
171:Just Mathias Thiele
1371:The Little Mermaid
862:Schneekloths Skole
699:Sankt Thomas Plads
634:Frederiksberg Allé
367:. Royal Copenhagen
296:søfartshistorie.dk
206:
195:Church of Our Lady
175:Bertel Thorvaldsen
167:
142:
105:Frederiksberg Park
35:Frederiksberg Park
1485:
1484:
1288:Maritime Monument
1258:Bernstorffstøtten
1246:
1245:
1213:Søren Kierkegaard
1085:
1084:
659:H. C. Ørsteds Vej
501:
500:
486:Carl Edvard Sonne
94:
93:
1550:
1318:Reunion Monument
1283:Liberty Memorial
1137:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1089:
899:Mariendal Church
740:Lindevangsparken
593:The White Houses
528:
521:
514:
505:
494:(brother-in-æaw)
488:(brother-in-law)
424:
417:
410:
401:
377:
376:
374:
372:
361:
355:
354:
352:
350:
339:
330:
329:
327:
325:
314:
308:
307:
305:
303:
288:
261:
250:Royal Copenhagen
211:Danish rigsdaler
62:
60:
31:
19:
1558:
1557:
1553:
1552:
1551:
1549:
1548:
1547:
1503:1858 sculptures
1488:
1487:
1486:
1481:
1465:
1409:
1358:Gefion Fountain
1346:Dragon Fountain
1322:
1293:Memorial Anchor
1242:
1171:
1128:
1116:
1086:
1081:
1050:
1046:Peter Bangs Vej
999:
928:Other landmarks
923:
904:Solbjerg Church
894:Immanuel Church
889:Godthaab Church
867:
825:
821:Storm P. Museum
764:
718:
704:Søndre Fasanvej
684:Peter Bangs Vej
674:Nordre Fasanvej
649:Gammel Kongevej
597:
551:
542:
532:
502:
497:
468:
433:
428:
386:
381:
380:
370:
368:
363:
362:
358:
348:
346:
341:
340:
333:
323:
321:
316:
315:
311:
301:
299:
290:
289:
285:
280:
275:
274:
273:
267:
262:
246:
159:
134:
58:
56:
37:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1556:
1554:
1546:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1490:
1489:
1483:
1482:
1480:
1479:
1473:
1471:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1463:
1458:
1453:
1448:
1443:
1438:
1433:
1428:
1423:
1417:
1415:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1400:
1398:Stork Fountain
1395:
1388:
1381:
1374:
1367:
1360:
1355:
1348:
1343:
1336:
1330:
1328:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1275:
1270:
1265:
1260:
1254:
1252:
1248:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1241:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1225:
1220:
1215:
1210:
1208:Ludvig Holberg
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1179:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1143:
1141:
1134:
1130:
1129:
1117:
1115:
1114:
1107:
1100:
1092:
1083:
1082:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1062:Falkonergården
1058:
1056:
1052:
1051:
1049:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1007:
1005:
1001:
1000:
998:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
931:
929:
925:
924:
922:
921:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
875:
873:
869:
868:
866:
865:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
833:
831:
827:
826:
824:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
791:Copenhagen Zoo
788:
783:
778:
772:
770:
766:
765:
763:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
726:
724:
720:
719:
717:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
689:Rosenørns Allé
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
605:
603:
599:
598:
596:
595:
590:
585:
580:
578:Porcelænshaven
575:
570:
565:
559:
557:
553:
552:
547:
544:
543:
533:
531:
530:
523:
516:
508:
499:
498:
496:
495:
489:
483:
480:Vilhelm Bissen
476:
474:
470:
469:
467:
466:
460:
454:
448:
441:
439:
435:
434:
429:
427:
426:
419:
412:
404:
398:
397:
392:
385:
384:External links
382:
379:
378:
356:
331:
309:
282:
281:
279:
276:
264:
263:
256:
255:
254:
245:
242:
187:Christian VIII
158:
155:
133:
130:
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
53:
49:
48:
43:
39:
38:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1555:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1495:
1493:
1478:
1475:
1474:
1472:
1468:
1462:
1459:
1457:
1454:
1452:
1449:
1447:
1444:
1442:
1441:Frederiksberg
1439:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1412:
1406:
1405:
1401:
1399:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1389:
1387:
1386:
1382:
1380:
1379:
1375:
1373:
1372:
1368:
1366:
1365:
1364:Little Gunver
1361:
1359:
1356:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1341:
1337:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1329:
1325:
1319:
1316:
1314:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1276:
1274:
1271:
1269:
1266:
1264:
1261:
1259:
1256:
1255:
1253:
1249:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1229:
1226:
1224:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1214:
1211:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1198:Niels W. Gade
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1174:
1168:
1167:Frederick VII
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1138:
1135:
1131:
1127:
1123:
1120:
1119:Public art in
1113:
1108:
1106:
1101:
1099:
1094:
1093:
1090:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1053:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1026:Frederiksberg
1024:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1008:
1006:
1002:
996:
995:Store Godthåb
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
970:Hostrups Have
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
932:
930:
926:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
876:
874:
870:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
834:
832:
828:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
773:
771:
767:
761:
758:
756:
753:
751:
748:
746:
743:
741:
738:
736:
735:Hostrups Have
733:
731:
728:
727:
725:
721:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
624:Falkoner Allé
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
606:
604:
600:
594:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
564:
561:
560:
558:
554:
550:
545:
540:
536:
535:Frederiksberg
529:
524:
522:
517:
515:
510:
509:
506:
493:
490:
487:
484:
481:
478:
477:
475:
471:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
442:
440:
436:
432:
425:
420:
418:
413:
411:
406:
405:
402:
396:
393:
391:
388:
387:
383:
366:
360:
357:
344:
338:
336:
332:
319:
313:
310:
297:
293:
287:
284:
277:
271:
266:
260:
253:
251:
243:
241:
239:
238:Frederick VII
234:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
202:
198:
196:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
163:
156:
154:
150:
148:
138:
131:
129:
126:
122:
118:
114:
113:Frederiksberg
110:
106:
102:
101:
90:
87:
83:
79:
75:
72:
69:
65:
54:
50:
47:
44:
40:
36:
30:
25:
20:
1436:Brønshøj-Hum
1402:
1390:
1383:
1376:
1369:
1362:
1350:
1338:
1334:Caritas Well
1233:Tordenskiold
1162:Frederick VI
1161:
1152:Christian IX
816:Møstings Hus
760:Søndermarken
492:Jørgen Sonne
450:
369:. Retrieved
359:
347:. Retrieved
322:. Retrieved
312:
300:. Retrieved
295:
286:
247:
235:
207:
191:Jonas Collin
173:states that
168:
151:
143:
115:district of
100:Frederick VI
97:
95:
80:Frederick VI
1421:City centre
1414:By district
1327:Other works
1268:Emiliekilde
1238:Georg Zoëga
1157:Frederick V
1147:Christian V
1031:Fuglebakken
919:St. Thomas'
811:Kedelhallen
786:Cisternerne
714:Tårnborgvej
694:Roskildevej
679:Nyelandsvej
654:Godthåbsvej
588:Ved Grænsen
573:Fuglebakken
298:(in Danish)
1492:Categories
1431:Bispebjerg
1218:Niels Juel
1122:Copenhagen
1077:Ladegården
985:Radiohuset
914:St. Mark's
909:St. Luke's
776:Bakkehuset
709:Smallegade
664:Kingosgade
629:Finsensvej
609:Åboulevard
556:Localities
539:Copenhagen
457:Isted Lion
438:Sculptures
278:References
227:Esplanaden
183:Esplanaden
117:Copenhagen
98:Statue of
89:Copenhagen
1404:Two Lions
1392:The Sower
1251:Memorials
1041:Lindevang
1036:KB Hallen
1016:Flintholm
830:Education
669:Howitzvej
619:Bülowsvej
568:Flintholm
1451:Østerbro
1446:Nørrebro
1352:Fishwife
1140:Monarchs
1011:Fasanvej
990:Rolighed
872:Churches
864:(closed)
614:Allégade
482:(father)
85:Location
1378:Mermaid
1183:Absalon
1133:Statues
1126:Denmark
1055:History
390:Details
371:27 June
349:26 July
324:26 July
302:26 July
157:History
121:Denmark
111:in the
77:Subject
57: (
1470:Topics
1426:Amager
1176:Others
473:People
465:(1873)
459:(1862)
453:(1858)
447:(1837)
395:Source
132:Design
71:Bronze
67:Medium
42:Artist
1456:Valby
1021:Forum
980:Lorry
975:Josty
965:Gimle
801:Forum
541:area)
373:2024
351:2019
326:2019
304:2019
229:and
96:The
59:1858
55:1858
52:Year
107:at
1494::
1124:,
334:^
294:.
240:.
225:,
119:,
1111:e
1104:t
1097:v
537:(
527:e
520:t
513:v
423:e
416:t
409:v
375:.
353:.
328:.
306:.
61:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.