Hans Christian Harald Tegner, known as Hans Tegner (30 November 1853 – 2 April 1932), was a Danish

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and

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. He is primarily known for his illustrations of literary works by

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogue (literature), travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fai ...

and

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and for his work for the

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porcelain factory.

Early life and education

Son of

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Isac Wilhelm Tegner, Hans studied at the

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from 1869 to 1878.

Career

His first art exhibition was in 1882, featuring

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illustrations of Hans Christian Andersen's story '' The Tinderbox''. His second, and last, exhibition in 1889 was a watercolour painting celebrating the 50-year jubilee of the

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, and was bought by king

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. From 1883 to 1888, Tegner painted a series of illustrations for the works of

, his greatest artistic accomplishment. The second great accomplishment of Tegner, was his exquisite illustrations produced for the so-called international selection () of Andersen's

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s, finished in 1901.

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, ''Dansk Biografisk Lexikon'', vol. XVII vend Tveskjæg - Tøxen 1903
p.115
Sigurd Müller, "Tegner, Hans Christian Harald". Tegner was made professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in 1897.Hans Christian Harald Tegner
at Gravsted.dk He illustrated a number of other books, as well as

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s, and the first 5-

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note in 1898.Hans Tegner
at Gyldendals Åbne Encyklopædi He was the leader of ''Kunsthåndværkerskolen'' (a part of what is now

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) from 1901 to 1917, and chief designer at

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manufacturer

from 1907 to 1932. He died on 2 April 1932 in

Fredensborg Fredensborg () is a railway town located in Fredensborg Municipality, North Zealand, some 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is most known for Fredensborg Palace, one of the official residences of the Danish royal family. As of 1 Janua ...

Personal life

Tegner married Helga Byberg (13 January 1862 - 26 February 1945), a daughter of merchant Ole Strib Hansen Byberg (1812–82) and Karen Møller (1821–89), on 24 November 1896 in Sundby. He died on 2 April 1932 and is buried in Asminderød Cemetery

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Danish children's book illustrators Danish fantasy artists 19th-century Danish illustrators 1853 births 1932 deaths 19th-century Danish artists Academic staff of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts alumni Illustrators of fairy tales 20th-century Danish illustrators {{Denmark-artist-stub