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121 VIEW O F THE H A R B O U R W ITH
G AMM E LH O LM 17 8 7
In the background on the left Knippelsbro bridge and on
the right G amm elholm w ith the bridge over the Banegrav.
The large tw in structure is the hem pstore and the end of
the Ropewalk. B eyond Bradebaenken and the sail loft. A ll
of Gammelholm , o rigin ally Bremerholm , w as as a m ilitary
territory "un k n ow n la n d " fo r m ost o f the people liv in g in
Copenhagen. T his w as w here the n aval w orkshops and
warehouses were, but already durin g the days o f Christian
V the laying out o f N yh olm began on the other side of
the fairw ay, and from 18 56 it w as all m oved over there
while Gamm elholm w as released for habitation. The m any
streets w ith the nam es o f n aval heroes are a rem inder of
the original fun ction o f the area, whereas the author
names of streets are due to the R oyal Theatre.
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VIEW FROM G AM M E LH O LM 178 7
The bridge at the centre o f the picture is the same as the
one in no. 12 1. In this one, how ever, Bundsen turned
around 180° in order to be able to lo ok at G amm elholm
towards the northeast. T he differen t buildin gs are cor
rectly reproduced, thus the house w ith the large openings
was a barge shed. Since G amm elholm as w ell as N yh olm
were m ilitary territories, w e have v e ry few view s o f these
areas, and our kn ow led ge o f the buildings m ain ly stem
from architectural draw ings and engraved measurements,
whereas Bundsen's w ash draw in gs p rim arily give us an
impression o f the m ilieu.
123
HOLMENS CH U R CH 1788
From the present Borsgade one looks tow ards Holmens
Church w ith J. C. Ernst's chapel w h ich w as added 17 0 5 -
°8. In agreement w ith the com parative roughness o f the
drawing on the w h ole, this b u ildin g is also rather sum
marily reproduced; the chapel actu ally has quite a few
more pilasters than what appears in the picture, and Bund
sen also left out the middle ressaut w ith segmental pedi
ments above the window s. O n the right the Holmens
C anal leads up to Kongens N ytorv (the K ing's new
square), where it bended and disappeared behind the
Royal Theatre and Gjethuset. It was filled up in 1864.
Reproduced p. 77.
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Ø STERGADE SEEN FROM KONGENS
N Y T O R V 1788
The view constitutes the on ly evening scene o f the exhibi
tion. W ith feeling Bundsen used the m any artificial sour
ces of ligh t; besides the street lamps, there are lit-up base
ment w indow s on the left, a torch in the middle of the
street, and a lantern on the right. There is a starry sky and
a slender new moon. The street is sw arm ing w ith
people: strolling Copenhageners, street vendors, and a
watchm an w ith his spiked mace at the entrance to the
basement passage on the left. Some of the houses belong
to the old type w ith gables, whereas for example the
corner house on the right (now Hotel d'Angleterre) has a
more modern quality w ith its decorations of medallions
and festoons.
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COPENHAGEN SEEN FROM THE V A L B Y
HILL 179 1
The composition resembles the view in Pontoppidan's A t
las (cat. no. 84) very much, but for all its naive quality
the w ash draw ing is nevertheless more detailed, and some
of the buildings are placed differently in relation to each
other. To the left of Trinitatis Church we see the houses
of the Frederiksstad and a rather prim itive-looking Frede-
riks Church. The possibility cannot be excluded that the
draw ing is a combination of the artist's own observations
and the above-mentioned engraving.
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