Otto Bache (b. Roskilde 1839, d. Copenhagen 1927)
The Royal Horseguard on the street of Frederiksholms Kanal in Copenhagen. Signed and dated Otto Bache 1911. Oil on canvas. 71×95 cm.
Presumably exhibited Charlottenborg 1912 no. 46 entitled “Gamle Minder” (Old memories). The Royal Horseguard was established in 1661 and closed down in 1866. In the present painting the Horseguard is passing Frederiksholm Kanal's barracks (former the Royal Horseguard's barracks).
Provenance: Bruun Rasmussen auction 425, 1981 no. 7, reproduced p. 11.
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Paintings, 28 November 2017