Kronborg Castle, Copenhagen (Hamlet Castle) by Axel Hou
Kronborg Castle, Copenhagen (Hamlet Castle)
Axel Hou
Title
Kronborg Castle, Copenhagen (Hamlet Castle)
Artist
Year
1911
Technique
watercolor
Image Size
7 5/8 x 6 1/2" image
Signature
ink, lower right image
Edition Size
Annotations
dated in lower right, in ink
Reference
Paper
antique-white laid
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
2206
Price
$400.00
Description
Danish artist Hans Axel Hou (1860 - 1948) painted this watercolor of the Kronborg Castle in Helsingor in 1911. Kronborg Castle was originally built in 1429 and is famous as the setting for Shakespeare's "Hamlet" where the town is translated to English as "Elsinore."
From the collection of the Danish writer, critic, and collector, Georg Frederik Brøchner (1847-1933). Brøchner wrote many articles for The Studio and The International Studio.