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Early life and educatiobn

Harboe was born in

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the son of

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and industrialist Rasmus Jens Brændekilde Hilfgott Harbie (1828–96) and Olivia Sabine Rasmussen (1837–95). His father owned

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. Harboe studied under Stephan Sinding from 1881. In 1891, he followed Sinding to Paris, where he remained until 1892. In 1898–99, he spent a year in Florence and Rome on a stipend from Anchers Legat. He was inspired by the country's

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as well as by Greek art.

Career

Harboe had his debut at the

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in 1892 and later exhibited at Charlottenborg in Copenhagen. From 1907 until 1920, Harboe collaborated routinely with architects such as

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and Martin Borsch, creating reliefs and other statuary for their buildings. He designed the Hercules Fountain at Vesterbros Torv in Copenhagen (1913–15) and created ceramic works for the porcelain manufacturer Aluminia. The death of his wife Ellen Augusta Rohde (born 10 October 1870 in Copenhagen) on 3 December 1936 in Nykøbing Sjælland induced him to terminate his artistic career. He and his wife are buried at Assistens Kirkegård in Copenhagen.

Personal life

Harboe married on 12 May 1910 in the Garrison Church Ellen Augusta Rohde (1870–1936), daughter of army officer Theodor Gudmann Rohde (1835–1924) and Ingeborg Johanne Ragnhilda Smidt (1842–1911).

Awards

Harboe received the

Eckersberg Medal The Eckersberg Medal (originally the ''Akademiets Aarsmedaille'' or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. It is named after Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, known as the father of Danish painting. The ...

in 1914 and the

Thorvaldsen Medal The Thorvaldsen Medal (Danish language, Danish: Thorvaldsens Medalje, Thorvaldsen Medaillen) is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within th ...

in 1948.

List of works

Public art

* ''Justitia'', Old Town Hall, Gammeltorv, 4230 Skælskør (1896= * Jens Vestergaard. Søanlægget, Søvej, Farsø (1907) * ''Glæden ved genvundet helbred; Kærligheden mod de syge''.

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, Copenhagen (1913) * Hercules Fountain, Vesterbros Torv, Copenhagen (1915) * Philip Schou memorial, Smallegade 45,

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, Copenhagen

Aluminias

* Tivoli figurines ** ''Columbine '' figurine (1906) ** ''Harlikin'' figurine (1906) ** ''Kassander'' figurine (1909) ** ''Pjerrot'' figurine * Carnival figurines ** Boy with Monkey **Princess **Prince **Spanish Dancer * Christimas relief (1024)

Gallery

File:Bispebjerg Hospital - stairs 1.jpg, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen (1913) File:Vesterbros Torv - Hercules Gountain.jpg, Hercules Fountain, Copenhagen (1915)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harboe, Rasmus 1868 births 1952 deaths Recipients of the Eckersberg Medal Recipients of the Thorvaldsen Medal 20th-century Danish sculptors Danish male sculptors 19th-century Danish sculptors 20th-century Danish male artists People from Slagelse Municipality