Woman at the Well, Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890)

Oil Painting, 1787, Danish.

By Jens Juel.

Portraying Princess Louise Augusta of Denmark in a white chemise dress.

Frederiksborg Palace Museum.

Christen Købke - Frederiksborg Palace seen from Jægerbakken. Evening (1835)

Happy 24th birthday to Count Nikolai of Monpezat!

Born on 28 August 1999, Nikolai William Alexander Frederik is the eldest son of Prince Joachim and his first wife, Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, and eldest grandchild of Queen Margrethe II. He is currently seventh in the line of succession to the Danish throne. At the time of his birth, he was third, after his uncle and father.

Nikolai was born a prince of Denmark, originally styled "His Highness Prince Nikolai of Denmark". In September 2022, Queen Margrethe II decided to strip the children of her son Joachim from their princely status. Since 1 January 2023, Count Nikolai is known as "His Excellency Count Nikolai of Monpezat".

He was baptised in the chapel of the Fredensborg Palace on 6 November 1999 His godparents include his paternal uncle, the Crown Prince of Denmark and the Duke of Edinburgh.

Nikolai is currently studying in Australia as part of his course at the Copenhagen Business School’s Business Administration and Service Management program.

Carl Heinrich Bloch (Danish, 1834 - 1890) The Annunciation from the Chapel at Frederiksborg Palace in Copenhagen, 19th century

Hanging of The Crown Prince’s Order of the Elephant escutcheon In connection with a private tour of The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Palace in Hillerød for HM The King, HRH The Crown Prince and HM Queen Margrethe, The Crown Prince’s Order of the Elephant escutcheon was hung in the Chapel of the Royal Danish Orders of Knighthood in the Palace Church.

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”Entombment of Christ” - ”Kristi Gravlæggelse” - painted between 1865 and 1879 by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834 - 1890). Oil on copper plate; dimensions: 104.1 x 83.8 cm or 41 x 33 in. Current locetion: Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Palace in Hillerød north of Copenhagen, Denmark.

The body of Christ, wrapped in a clean linen sheet, rests on a wooden bier at the entrance of the tomb. Joseph of Arimathaea stands at the rectangular opening hewn from the rock and directs the placement of the body. Since it was the burial custom of the Jews, Nicodemus makes the final preparations by placing the spices in the linen cloth that enfolds the body of the Lord. The mourners stand near the feet of Jesus. John, holding the crown of thorns, is with both the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene. White flowers alongside the bier indicate the hope of the Resurrection.

Carl Heinrich Bloch was born in Copenhagen. In January 1849, he began study at the Royal Danish Academy of Art and in 1855 he became a member of it. In 1859, he received a travel grant, which he used to study in Holland, France, and Italy. Carl Bloch met his wife, Alma Trepka, in Rome, where he married her in May 1868. They had a very happy and prosperous life together until her early death in January 1886. The sorrow over losing his wife weighed heavily on Bloch, and being left alone with their eight children after her death was very difficult for him. He died of cancer on February 22, 1890.

Saturday 28 September 1833

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very fine morning – F63 ½° at 835 am breakfast at 10 in ½ hour – before and after at German – M. Christiani from 11 to 12 40, 4th lesson afterwards till 3 20 wrote out what I had translated and the lesson of yesterday and translated by myself and slumbered a little now and then  the sun so hot in my salon – out at 3 40 straight to the Elsineur [Elsinore] gate about an hour then back to the town and by the ramparts [?] Fredericksborg [Frederiksborg] palace home at 5 ½ - dinner at 6 in 35 minutes – then at German till 10 – very fine day – F65° now at 10 ¼ pm

Frederiksborg Castle

It is a palace complex in Hillerod, Denmark. It was a royal residence for Christian IV of Denmark and Norway, during the 17th century. From 1882 until today it is the National History Museum of Denmark, with portraits, paintings and furniture. It still hosts special exhibitions. In 1659 the castle was occupied by the Swedes who took most of the works as war reparations. Its main rooms are the…

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Immaculate gardening on the palace grounds of Frederiksborg Castle. One fine cloud filled afternoon 👌 🇩🇰 🏰 #natgeotravel #nikonz9 #denmark #october2022 #fall2022 #passionpassport #landscaping #landscapingideas #castlesofeurope (at Hillerød) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjYdEUFLJD3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Prince Joachim of Denmark Says He Had '5 Days' Notice' of His Children's Titles Being Stripped

Prince Joachim of Denmark is speaking out about a family decision. The Danish prince reacted to Queen Margrethe II's decision to deprive his four children of the titles of prince and princess, as announced by the Royal House on Wednesday.

The reporter responded that she thought he found out about the Queen's plans in May, prompting the sixth in line to the throne to clarify that wasn't the case.

The palace insisted in a statement to BT that the announcement should not have come as a surprise. The father of four-- Nikolai, Felix, and Henrik, as well as daughter Athena--added that he is perplexed as to why everything was accelerated.

The palace announced Wednesday that Nikolai, Felix, Henrik, and Athena would lose their prince/princess styling and "His/Her Highness" titles beginning in January 2023.

"With her decision, Her Majesty The Queen wishes to create the framework for the four grandchildren to be able to shape their own lives to a greater extent without being limited by the special considerations and duties that a formal affiliation with the Royal House of Denmark as an institution entails," the court stated.

The Danish palace further stated that "the Queen's decision is consistent with similar changes that royal houses have made in various ways in recent years," such as three years ago in Sweden.

Prince Joachim has two sons from his first marriage to Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg. He marries Princess Marie in 2008, and they later welcomed Henrik and Athena.

Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg, stated following the announcement that she was shocked by the choice. On the day the decision was revealed, Queen Margrethe answered a few press questions about the significant shift for her grandchildren.

The four children of Frederik, heir to the throne, and his wife, Mary, are unaffected by the upheaval. Prince Christian, Princess Isabella, Prince Vincent, and Princess Josephine, unlike their relatives, will remain members of the royal family.

The Former Palace #cph #kbh #hillerød #sjælland #zealand #denmark #danmark #danish #dansk #europe #northeurope #nordic #scandinavia #scandinavian #summer #hygge #photographic #photography #tokyocameraclub #fujifilm #富士フイルム #fujifilmxt4 #fujifilm_xseries #Xシリーズ #anaタビキブン #july #sky #blue #architecture #castle (at Frederiksborg Slot) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf_XknAod86/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Audience Chamber at Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød, Denmark,

© Photograph by Kira Ursem / The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle

Hey Zelia! I'm planning on visiting Copenhagen in the summer and I was wondering, what would you recommend seeing as a royal watcher and as a regular tourist?

Hi anon! Sorry for replying so late 🙃 That sounds very exciting! Maybe this tag would be interesting to you.

I'd definitely recommend a day trip to Hillerød to visit Frederiksborg Palace. I've raved on about it before but it's just my favourite of all our palaces. It's the most accessible (in terms of how much of the palace you're allowed access to); it always has bomb ass exhibitions but even without the exhibitions, there's so much to see and take in; and the palace gardens are stunning and definitely worth a visit. AND the Mary50 exhibition at Frederiksborg runs to 31 August!

Speaking of current exhibitions, of course there's also the Amalienborg Museum's much talked about jewellery exhibition. I haven't seen it personally – I got the book on which it was based for my birthday and I'm satisfied with that considering how relatively expensive the museum is to visit 🙈 But if you're a jewellery buff, I suppose that's definitely worth a visit.

As for non-royal things, I can't remember when I've mentioned in past posts but off the top of my head: the National Gallery (Statens Museum for Kunst), Davids Samling (the David Collection), Thorvaldsens Museum (the Thorvaldsen Museum), Reffen (street food market), Cisternerne and Blågårdsgade (>>>>>> Strøget) ✌️ If you want more information or recommendations, feel free to ask again 😊

The Great Hall of Frederiksborg Castle (near to Copenhagen)

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Alexandra Manley & Prince Joachim of Denmark