The Royal Danish CollectionRosenborgCastle historyInterior and objects16 Frederik VI's RoomStatuette of bronzed gypsum

Statuette of bronzed gypsum

The statuette of bronzed gypsym portrays king Frederik VI. The military dressing, that marks the king´s appearance on several paintings in this room, is also present with this artifact. The figurine is made in 1810 a time of a deep political crisis in Denmark-Norway in the wake of the Napoleonic Wars. The crisis culminateed with the state bankruptcy of 1813 and the loss of Norway the following year.

Those years have been stamped by war and crisis and hence the king is dressed in the uniform of the Royal Life Guard and holds his left hand on the saber, seeking support from the weapon.

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Equestrian statuette

Silver statuette of a woman riding in a ladies saddle, approximately 40 cm in height, beautifully manufactured with many details, probably from the 1870s.

Frederik VI, ca. 1808

Frederik VI, painted by F.C. Grøger, c. 1808.

Fr. VI lying in state

Frederik VI lying in state. Painted by S.P.L. Schack.

Frederik VI and family

Frederik VI strolling with his family in Frederiksberg Gardens, around 1813; Watercolour by Johannes Senn.

Frederik VI as prince

Frederik VI when a prince; oval, painted by Jens Juel.

Silver figurine

Gilt silver figurine of Christian IV. Made by the goldsmith Heinrich Beust in Brunswick in 1598, commissioned by the King and paid for with the prizes he had won at tilting at the ring during the coronation celebrations.

Frederik VI

Frederik VI was the King of Denmark from 1808 and of Norway 1808-1814; son of Christian VII and Caroline Mathilde of Great Britain. He had no male heirs.