Queen Sophie Amalie of Denmark
Bust
1670-1680 (made)
1670-1680 (made)
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This ivory bust representing Queen Sophie Amalie of Denmark was made by Joachim Henne (active 1663-1707) in Germany, in about 1670-1680. This is probably part of a series of ivory busts of Danish Royal portraits by Henne, the others remaining at Rosenburg, Copenhagen.
Joachim Henne (active 1663-1707) was a renowned ivory carver, who worked in Denmark and Northern Germany, specialising in small portrait reliefs and busts. He also executed figure groups, and relief depicting mythological scenes. Comparatively little is known of Henne’s life, including when and where he was born or died, or where he was trained. Although possibly from Jutland or North Germany, he may have trained in South Germany, in Ulm or Augsburg, and was active in Hamburg (1663-5), Gottorf (1665-7), and Copenhagen at the Court of King Frederick III, and then under that of Frederick’s successor, King Christian V, from 1667 until 1691. From 1702-7 he is recorded as court miniature painter at the Brandenburg Court in Berlin, and he is also known to have worked in wood.
Joachim Henne (active 1663-1707) was a renowned ivory carver, who worked in Denmark and Northern Germany, specialising in small portrait reliefs and busts. He also executed figure groups, and relief depicting mythological scenes. Comparatively little is known of Henne’s life, including when and where he was born or died, or where he was trained. Although possibly from Jutland or North Germany, he may have trained in South Germany, in Ulm or Augsburg, and was active in Hamburg (1663-5), Gottorf (1665-7), and Copenhagen at the Court of King Frederick III, and then under that of Frederick’s successor, King Christian V, from 1667 until 1691. From 1702-7 he is recorded as court miniature painter at the Brandenburg Court in Berlin, and he is also known to have worked in wood.
Object details
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| Title | Queen Sophie Amalie of Denmark (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved ivory |
| Brief description | Bust, ivory, of Queen Sophie Amalie of Denmark, by Joachim Henne, German, ca. 1670/80 |
| Physical description | Draped and laureated bust of a woman with a veil falling from the back of the head and secured on each shoulder. She wears a laurel wreath in her hair, plaited and in ringlets, with one loop of drapery wound into her coiffure at the back. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. L. Hildburgh, FSA |
| Object history | Given by Dr W.L. Hildburgh F.S.A. in 1949; formerly on loan from Dr Hildburgh. Perhaps brought to England by Prince George of Denmark, the consort of Queen Anne in around 1683, the date of their marriage; Queen Sophie Amalie was Prince George's mother (orally suggested by Jørgen Hein). |
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| Summary | This ivory bust representing Queen Sophie Amalie of Denmark was made by Joachim Henne (active 1663-1707) in Germany, in about 1670-1680. This is probably part of a series of ivory busts of Danish Royal portraits by Henne, the others remaining at Rosenburg, Copenhagen. Joachim Henne (active 1663-1707) was a renowned ivory carver, who worked in Denmark and Northern Germany, specialising in small portrait reliefs and busts. He also executed figure groups, and relief depicting mythological scenes. Comparatively little is known of Henne’s life, including when and where he was born or died, or where he was trained. Although possibly from Jutland or North Germany, he may have trained in South Germany, in Ulm or Augsburg, and was active in Hamburg (1663-5), Gottorf (1665-7), and Copenhagen at the Court of King Frederick III, and then under that of Frederick’s successor, King Christian V, from 1667 until 1691. From 1702-7 he is recorded as court miniature painter at the Brandenburg Court in Berlin, and he is also known to have worked in wood. |
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| Accession number | A.44-1949 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2004 |
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