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Bust of Sophie Amalie

Wax bust of Sophie Amalie. As opposed to the bust of Frederik III, the Queen’s bust was made in her own lifetime.The cabinet was made by Dietrich Schäffer 1742-1743.

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Ceiling paintings

The three ceiling paintings show the gods of earth, the heavens and the sea.

Sophie Amalie, 1655

Queen Sophie Amalie in peasant costume.

Christian V, 1681

Christian V. Enamelled miniature made by Paul Prieur 1681.

Bust of Frederik III

Wax bust of Frederik III. The cabinet of curiosities contained waxworks of several of the members of the royal family. The custom is also found in other royal courts. They were usually made after a life or death mask, but the king’s was modelled by Louis-Augustin le Clerc in Copenhagen in 1751, many years after the king’s death. The two sedan chair-like lockers were made by Dietrich Schäfer in 1751-52.

Sophie Amalie

Sophie Amalie became Queen of Denmark in 1648. She was the daughter of Duke George of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and in 1643 she was married to Frederik (III). Sophie Amalie was the mother of Christian V.

Sophie Amalie in Coronation Robes

Frederik III and Sophie Amalie in coronation robes, 1648. Frederik III wears Christian IV’s crown, redesigned as a closed crown with arches. Miniature in oils, artist unknown.