Heinrich Hirschsprung

Heinrich Hirschsprung (February 7, 1836-1908), a Danish Jew of German heritage, was an arts patron and, together with his brother Bernhard Hirschsprung (1834-1909), ran a tobacco manufacturing plant. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He was the son of Abraham Marcus (1793-1871) and Petrea Hirschsprung née Hertz (1804-1891). Abraham was born in Friedberg near Frankfurt am Main in contemporary Germany and established his tobacco business in Copenhagen in 1826. Friedberg ( Friedberg in der Wetterau) is a town and the capital of the Wetteraukreis district in Hesse, Germany. Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Heinrich and Bernhard took over the family business in 1858. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Heinrich married Pauline Elisabeth Jacobson (July 9, 1845-1912), afterwards known as Pauline Hirschsprung, on June 26, 1864. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year They had five children; Ellen, Ivar, Åge, Robert and Oskar. Pauline was the daughter of wholesaler Daniel Simon (1791-1858) and Friederiche Jacobson née Gerhardt (1811-1855).

They had their first apartment on Højbro Plads in Copenhagen and then a house on Bredgade. They also had country homes in the north of Sjælland as well as in Italy. Zealand (also Sealand Danish: Sjælland;) is the largest Island (7031 km² of Denmark (excluding Greenland Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest

Hirschsprung began his art collection in 1866, with the purchase of a painting by Julius Exner (1825-1910). Johan Julius Exner, ( November 30, 1825 - November 15, 1910) Danish genre painter, was born in Copenhagen to His collection expanded over the years with additional purchases of paintings by contemporary Danish artists. It was a modern collection comprised of examples from the Skagen Painters, the Fynboerne (Funen Artists) and Symbolists. "Symbolic" redirects here For other uses see Symbolism (disambiguation and Symbolic (disambiguation.

Hirschsprung was a great supporter, both personal and economic, of P.S. Krøyer who met him through Frants Henningsen, a mutual friend at the Royal Danish Academy of Art (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi). Peder Severin Krøyer ( July 23, 1851 - November 21, 1909) known as P Hirschsprung admired Krøyer’s artistic talent and skills, and he purchased the first paintings from him in 1874— four watercolors from Hornbæk. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common They continued a life-long friendship. Hirschsprung helped finance Krøyer’s travels and foreign residence during the years 1877-1881, giving him the economic support needed to develop his artistic skills. Krøyer was a friend of the entire family. He carried on a personal correspondence with Pauline and made a number of family portraits of Heinrich, Pauline and their children.

In addition to P. S. Krøyer, their homes were gathering places for such other contemporary artists as authors Holger Drachmann (1846-1908), Herman Bang (1857-1912) and Henrik Pontoppidan (1857-1943) and painters Wilhelm Marstrand (1810-1873), Frederik Vermehren (1823-1910), Otto Bache (1839-1927), Kristian Zahrtmann (1843-1917), Frants Henningsen (1850-1908). Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann ( October 9, 1846 – January 14, 1908) was a Danish Poet and Dramatist Herman Joachim Bang ( April 20, 1857 in Asserballe, Schleswig - January 29, 1912 in Ogden Utah) was a Danish Henrik Pontoppidan ( July 24, 1857 — August 21, 1943) was a realist writer who shared with Karl Gjellerup the Vilhelm Nikolaj Marstrand ( December 24, 1810 - March 25, 1873) painter and Illustrator, was born in Copenhagen Johan Frederik (Frits Nikolai Vermehren, also known as Frederik Vermehren, ( May 12, 1823 - January 10, 1910) Danish Peder Henrik Kristian Zahrtmann, known as Kristian Zahrtmann, ( March 31, 1843 - June 22, 1917) was a Danish painter

The Hirschsprung Collection (Den Hirschsprungske Samling) was established by Pauline and the museum opened in 1911 with 45 paintings, 13 pastels, 205 drawings, 14 watercolors, 12 busts, 55 sketchbooks as well as P. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year S. Krøyer’s letters and documents. The collection has grown since then, and the museum continues to this day in a beautiful park setting near central Copenhagen, around the corner from the National Gallery (Statens Museum for Kunst). Statens Museum for Kunst (en Denmark's national gallery) is the Danish national art museum situated in Copenhagen.

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