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deweldt,
ancl the queen’s b y
Stanley.
T he
m o num ent o f th is queen (of w hom a D a n ish h is
to rian s ta te s , "T h e re is scarcely an y queen w ho,
since the O ldenb urg race has reigned in D enm ark,
w as m ore beloved by the D an ish p e o p le ,” ) b ears
the follow ing in scrip tio n : " L u is a , R egina Danise,
N orv eg isequ e. P rin cep s Magnse B ritta n n ise , N ata
M D C C X X IV ., Felix Conjugio P ro le Am ore P o p u li
Om nibus O biit M D CCL I.” Am ong the o th er rem ains
o f royalty, w hich this C hapel contains, are those o f
the last two K ings, F red erik VI. and C hristian V III.,
in coffins o f oak, covered w ith black velvet.
Christian IV ’s. Chapel
, on the N. side, w as
b uilt in 1615.
C h ristian V III., desirous o f re
cording the m em ory o f a K ing w ho h a d p erform ed
such g re at and good services to his country, caused
this C hapel to be rep aired and beautified.
T h e
sketch , m ade by the historical pain ter,
Eddelien?
for its d ecorations, consisting of allegorical and h is
torical paintings in
fresco,
w ith the p o rtraits o f
the g re at m en o f C hristian IV ’s. re ig n , m et the
a p p ro v al o f his m a je s ty ; bu t severe illness fre
quently in terru p ted the a rtist in his labors, w hich
w ere a t last term inated by the h an d o f death. T h e
ch ie f p a rt o f the w ork is, h o w e v er, finished, and,
w hen the w hole shall h av e been c om p le te d , the
rem ains o f C hristian IV . w ill be rem oved from th e