Artist: Cornelius Francis Stanley
Date: 1777
Size: 45 x 112 cm
Museum: National Gallery of Denmark (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Technique: Plaster
In 1776 the Danish King Christian 7. introduced the nationality laws, which meant that Government posts and other public offices would usually be reserved for persons who had been born in Denmark.The following year C.F. Stanley was appointed professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. The nationality laws reflected a growing awareness of national identity and history, as did Stanley’s sculpture, created the same year that he obtained Danish citizenship.Love of one
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