Hansen, Hans Nicolaj (1853 - 1923) Denmark: Portrait of Deputy Fire Director, August Carlsen.

Hansen, Hans Nicolaj (1853 - 1923) Denmark: Portrait of Deputy Fire Chief, Captain August Carlsen. Oil on cardboard. The work is inscribed 1891 on the verso. 19 x 16.5 cm. Framed: 25 x 22.5 cm. Verso clipping from an article in the newspaper "Dannebrog" on July 31, 1895 about August Carlsen, who had a past in the navy and as a captain. In 1870 he joined the fire department, where he was later promoted to deputy fire inspector.