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H o te l o f the R u ssian L eg a tio n , on the K ongens
N y T o rv .
T h is Collection w as founded b y th at
lo v er o f the a rts C ount A dam G ottlob M oltke, o f
B re g en tv ed , in
1 7 9 2 , and since g reatly increased
b y his son an d gran dson.
It contains a b o u t 5 0 0
p a in tin g s , the
g reater p a rt o f w hich are o f the
D u tc h and old
D anish scho ols: som e o f th em are
o f g re at value.
T h e Collection is open from the
1st. M ay to the 1st. Deer, ev ery W ed n esd ay from
1 2— 2 o’clock.
T rav ellers c a n , how ever, gain ad
m ittance a t any tim e on ap plication to P ro fesso r
M øller a t th e A cadem y of A rts, C harlottenborg.
Den Kgl. Kobberstiksamling
,
The Roya l
Collection o f Engravings
,
is in P rin dsens P a lai
on F red eriksholm s Canal.
It w as founded in the
tim e of C hristian V ., and consists o f 5 3 5 P ortfolios
containing abo ut 1 00 ,000 P rin ts , am ong w hich are
a g re at m an y v ery rare.
T he Collection is open
ev ery T u esd ay and F rid a y from 11— 2.
D et ethnographiske Museum
,
The E thno
graphic M useum ,
is also located in Prindsens
Palai.
This Collection constitutes an important
part of the Royal Museum of Art, or, as it was
formerly termed,
Kunstkammeret,
the Chamber of
Art, which, first, had its seat in a wing of Chris
tiansborg Palace, and, later, was removed to a