Ship carved in ivory

Model in ivory of the frigate "Norwegian Lion", carved in 1654 by Jacob Jensen Nordmand.

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Jacob Jensen Nordmand, 1654

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Portrait of the artist Jacob Jensen Nordmand. Painted on wood by Wolfgang Heimbach in 1654.

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Ivory and amber

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In the cellar room furthest to the north about half of Rosenborg's 700 or so artefacts made of ivory and amber are displayed. They range in date from 1585 to1850.

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Frederik III was the King of Denmark-Norway from 1648; he was married to Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg in 1643 and father to Christian V. Frederik was a son of Christian IV and Anna Cathrine of Brandenburg, but he only became Successor to the Throne after the death of his brother, Christian, the Prince Elect, in 1647.

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Rosenborg Castle