Eline Eriksen
Encyclopedia
Eline Eriksen was the wife of Edvard Eriksen
and the model
for the body of the Little Mermaid statue
in Copenhagen
, Denmark
. The face of that statue was modelled after primaballerina
Ellen Price
. Before this Eriksen had stood model for several of her husband's statues, such as The First Grief and The Sufferer. She is buried next to her husband at Copenhagen's Vestre Cemetery
.
Edvard Eriksen
Edvard Eriksen was a Danish-Icelandic sculptor. He is best known as the creator of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, which he completed in 1913.-External links:...
and the model
Model (art)
Art models are models who pose for photographers, painters, sculptors, and other artists as part of their work of art. Art models who pose in the nude for life drawing are usually called life models...
for the body of the Little Mermaid statue
The Little Mermaid (statue)
The statue of The Little Mermaid sits on a rock in the harbour of the capital of Denmark. Based on a tale by Hans Christian Andersen, the small and unimposing statue is a Copenhagen icon and a major tourist attraction....
in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The face of that statue was modelled after primaballerina
Primaballerina
"Primaballerina" is a 1969 song performed by Swedish singer Siw Malmkvist and written by Hans Blum. It was the German entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969...
Ellen Price
Ellen Price
Ellen Price was a Danish ballerina and actress, a model for the statue The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen....
. Before this Eriksen had stood model for several of her husband's statues, such as The First Grief and The Sufferer. She is buried next to her husband at Copenhagen's Vestre Cemetery
Vestre Cemetery
Vestre Cemetery is located in a large park setting in the Kongens Enghave district of Copenhagen, Denmark. With its 54 hectares it is the largest cemetery in Denmark.Beautifully landscaped, it also serves as an important open space,...
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