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ACADEMY OF ARTS, Ac.
_T or the instru ction o f A rtists, and the dissem inating
a taste for the F in e A rts am ong m an u factu rers and
op eratives,
The Academy o f Arts (Kunstacade-
miet
) w as founded in the y e a r 1 7 5 4 by F rtd e rik
V ., w h o , for th a t p u r p o s e , m ade a g ra n t o f the
palace o f C harlottenborg. B y a n excellent and a p
p ro p riate a rra n g em e n t, an d by the aid o f capable
in stru cto rs, this A cadem y h as filled an im p o rtan t
p a rt in th e h istory o f D anish A rt and S cience, as
w ell as exercised g re at influence in th a t elevation
w hich vario u s dep artm en ts of trade h a v e arriv ed a t
in the c o u n try , ow ing to the advantage w hich a p
prentices derive o f receivin g, during the w in ter
e v e n in g s, free instruction in draw ing and painting.
O f the em inent individuals w hich this A cadem y h as
produced one m u st be m entioned — T h orvald sen —
w ho here received his first encouragem ent by gainin g
the highest p riz e s ; a n d , it m ay be a d d e d , w hose,
a t one tim e , diffidence in his ow n p ow ers w as