ave remarkable for their refined and striking characterisation.
Among the bnsts and statues in public squares, he has executed
those of Half dan Kjerulf in Kristiania, and Schweigaard in Kra-
gero, and also Schweigaard s statue in front of the University in
Kristiania. The last-mentioned is remarkable for its noble bearing,
Bergslien : The Boy's Dream. Phot by Væring.
and is a striking image of the rare personality it represents,
although modern requirements with regard to the naturalistic
treatment of the material, may not be altogether satisfied. Mid-
delthun’s Baptism Angel in Trefoldigheds Church in Kristiania
may also be mentioned. — Hansen’s circumstances were so wretched
that his productions were very few — a few busts and statuettes.
He stands like a broken torso in the history of our art.
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