Herman Wilhelm Bissen

Herman Wilhelm Bissen
Born(1798-10-13)13 October 1798
Died10 March 1868(1868-03-10) (aged 69)
NationalityDanish
EducationRoyal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
Known forSculpture
Notable workIsted Lion (Istedløven)
MovementDanish Golden Age, Neoclassicism
AwardsOrder of the Dannebrog

Herman Wilhelm Bissen (13 October 1798 – 10 March 1868) was a Danish sculptor.[1] Bissen created a number of public works, working in plaster, marble and bronze.

The National Gallery of Denmark owns a collection of over two hundred of his works, including over one hundred busts. Among his notable works are the monumental Landsoldaten (1858) in Fredericia, the statue of Adam Oehlenschläger (1854–61) in front of the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, and the equestrian statue of King Frederik VII of Denmark in front of Christiansborg Castle.[2]

  1. ^ "H.W. Bissen". Ministry of Culture (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark. Archived from the original on 16 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Herman Wilhelm Bissen" (in Danish). Kulturcentret Assistens. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.