Story of the sculpture of the Little Mermaid
The brewer Carl Jacobsen visited the show of the Ballett "The Little Mermaid" at the Royal Theatre in 1909. One of the dancers, Ellen Price, impressed him a lot. After the show Jacobsen asked her whether she would pose for a sculptor. She was fascinated and agreed. The sculptor was Edvard Erichsens. When Ellen Price found out that she should pose nude she wanted to reject the agreement. Edvard Erichsen used her face for the sculptor and let his wife pose for the body. In August 23, 1913, the statue was placed at its current location in the harbour district.


THERE SHE IS IN SHANGHAI.
Det Biovidenskabelige Fakultets Have
The Dipylon Gate
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