Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan


Hans Peder Pedersen-Dan was a Danish sculptor.

Early life and education

After completing his stonemason's apprenticeship, he set out as a journeyman in 1878 to travel Europe. He lived in Rome between 1881 and 1887 where he studied at the Art Academy.

Career

Back in Denmark, Pedersen-Dans created a number of well-known sculptures. These include the Little Horn-Blower at City Hall Square in Copenhagen, the four granite elephants of the Elephant Gate at the Ny Carlsberg brewery in Valby and a statue of Ogier the Dane for the romantic gardens at Marienlyst House. The latter was later re-cast in artificial stone at placed in the dungeons underneath Kronborg Castle.
He also designed a monument to Danish volunteers in World War I in Rueil-Malmaison in France and the four statues of queens of the Queens Gate at the new Christiansborg Palace.

Personal life

Pedersen-Dan was married to Johanne Pedersen-Dan who was an actress before she also turned to sculpturing, in 1888, training under Stephan Sinding. The couple adopted a girl, Rigmor. They lived in Hvirovre Rytterskole in Hvidovre from 1912.

Works