Caspar Frederik Harsdorff
Caspar Frederik Harsdorff ( born May 26, 1735 in Copenhagen, † May 24, 1799 in Frederiksberg ) was a Danish architect of classicism.
Life
Caspar Frederik Harsdorff studied at the French architect Nicolas -Henri Jardin at the newly founded Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Copenhagen ( Det Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts ), which was opened in 1754 in Charlotte Borg lock. In 1756 he was the first Dane to design a city gate, the Large Gold Medal of the Academy, which was connected to a six-year travel grant. So Harsdorff 1757 traveled to Paris, where he joined the XV. Could get training in the following four years at Jacques -François Blondel, architect of King Ludwig. In 1762 he traveled to Rome and learned classical music at one of its origins know.
Was returned to Denmark in 1764 Harsdorff 1765 Member of the Academy. Here he taught - after he had won another competition - since 1766 In 1771 he succeeded his teacher Jardin Professor of Architecture at the Academy, whose director he was 1777-79. . His students included:
- Axel Bundsen
- Joseph Christian Lillie
- Christian Frederik Hansen.