The Royal Danish Collection

The Corridor (room 19)

The Corridor on the first floor connects the south end of the palace with the central room, the Rose. The furniture and pictures displayed in this room date span the reigns of both Christian VII and Frederik VI, ranging from the second half of the 18th century to the first half of the 19th century.

Rococo and Neoclassicism

Rococo and neoclassicism

Stylistically, the Corridor includes both Rococo and neoclassicism. The two styles are represented, for example, by the two sets of mirrors dominating this passage.

The ornamentation of the Rococo, which falls in between the baroque and neoclassicism, is characterised by the rocaille: an ornament composed of asymmetrically sinewy shapes.

Objects in the room

If you are at the museum, you can admire the fascinating objects in the room and read more about them below. 

The descriptions are brief and generally do not include images. They are intended as an added resource if you would like more detailed information about an item, such as who made it, its origin and its meaning. 

  • 1901
    Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick; three-quarter length oval, after Johann Georg Ziesenis.
  • 1902
    Queen Juliane Marie. Wax relief, signed: L. Spengler F.
  • 1903
    Queen Juliane Marie’s footmen at Geel’s Bakke. Painting, signed: E. Pauelsen pinxit 1774.
  • 1904
    Mirror painted in pearl grey and gilt, made for Frederiksberg Palace c. 1800, presumably drawn by J.C. Lillie?
  • 1905
    Frederik the Heir Presumptive (1753 1805), Frederik V's son. Small plaster of Paris bust, presumably by Hartman Beeken.
  • 1906
    Console table of carved, gilded wood with white marble top. From c. 1765. Designed by N.H. Jardin?
  • 1907
    Queen Juliane Marie; copy, after C.G. Pilo.
  • 1908
    Pearl grey cupboard with gilt carving and glass-lined doors. Made for Queen Sophie Magdalene's private cabinet at Christiansborg Palace for storing valuable artefacts. The cupboard now contains porcelain made by the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, except where otherwise indicated.
  • 1909
    Faience bust representing Count Adam Gottlob Moltke, Lord High Steward (1710-92). Probably from the Østerbro factory in Copenhagen.
  • 1910
    A pair of potpourri vases with hunting scenes, made at the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory in 1780 for the Dowager Queen Juliane Marie.
  • 1911
    Faience bust representing King Frederik V. Made after a bust by J. Saly (from 1754), probably at the Østerbro factory in Copenhagen c. 1765.
  • 1912
    Two fruit baskets with under-dishes, dated 4 September 1780 (Dowager Queen Juliane Marie’s birthday).
  • 1913
    Slop basin, chocolate- and teacups from a breakfast service with Christian VI’s back-to-back monogram and royal coat of arms. Meissen 1730-35.
  • 1914
    Tray with three jugs and sugar sifter, decorated with e.g. harbour scenes and chinoiserie. Meissen c.1730.
  • 1915
    Jug and cups from a service with Frederik V’s and Queen Louise’s monograms, coats of arms and mottoes. China 1743-51.
  • 1916
    Various specimens of the oldest Danish porcelain, pâte tendre; made in Copenhagen by l. Fournier c. 1765.
  • 1917
    Nine sets of cups and saucers with royal portraits and monograms (from left to right): * Silhouette of Landgrave Carl of Hesse, who was married to Princess Louise, daughter of Frederik V. Berlin c.1780. * Heir Presumptive Prince Ferdinand’s monogram of forget-me-nots. Made for his fifth birthday in 1797. * Friedrich and Charlotte, with crown above, probably Prince Christian Frederik and his first wife, Princess Charlotte Frederikke. Paris c.1805. * Frederik VI’s silhouette between lions. Vienna 1815. * Baluster-shaped cup with Frederik VI’s and Queen Marie’s crowned monogram, c.1823. * Portraits of Heir Presumptive Prince Ferdinand and Princess Caroline, 1820s. * Portrait of Frederik VII as Prince, probably painted on the occasion of his marriage to Princess Vilhelmine in 1828. By C.F. Hetsch. * Lidded cup with Frederik VII’s monogram on flowers and ivy from around 1850.
  • 1918
    Jupiter with eagle and Juno with peacock. Probably by J. Holm, c.1804.
  • 1919
    Four plates (from left to right) with: * Frederik VI’s monogram and flowers. Painted by Christian Leonhard Klein and Ludvig Foght c.1828. * View of Kronborg. Painted by Torald Brendstrup c.1829. * Frederik VI’s crowned monogram and view of Louisenlund. Painted by Lauritz Rasmus Lyngbye c.1828. This and the two plates listed above were samples which Frederik VI had made for his daughters’ dowries and for the second Christiansborg. * Hymen and a genius, 1820s.
  • 1920
    Queen Louise. Painting from the studio of C.G. Pilo.
  • 1921
    Set of mirrors consisting of gilded, carved pier glass delivered, 1785, to the Audience Chamber of Frederik, the Heir Presumptive, at Frederiksberg. Also gilded, carved console procured, 1778, for Queen Juliane Marie's brother, Duke Carl of Brunswick Bevern, at Fredensborg Palace.
  • 1922
    Crown Prince Frederik (VI)? Biscuit bust after model by Hartmann Beeken; made at the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory 1781.
  • 1923
    Frederik V's equestrian statue at Amalienborg. Painting on glass from c. 1820.
  • 1924
    Frederik VI. Signed: Drawn and embroidered by Elisabeth Hansen for the 18th 28th October 1820.
  • 1925
    Two flower pieces in watercolour, signed: Louise Augusta, pinxit 1784.
  • 1926
    Frederik VI, painted by F.C. Grøger, c. 1808.
  • 1927
    Queen Marie, painted by F.C. Grøger, 1808.
  • 1928
    Frederik VI lying in state, painted by S.P.L. Schack.
  • 1929
    Hall at Christiansborg Palace; Crown Prince Frederik in the foreground; Indian ink drawing, signed: Fecit Wilhelm Haffner 1781.
  • 1930
    "The Audience Chamber of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Friedrich" at Christiansborg. Drawing in Indian ink by W. Haffner 1781.
  • 1940
    The six year old Crown Prince Frederik (VI) depicted as the Patron of Science with Minerva in the background. Unsigned, copy after Peder Brünniche, 1774.
  • 1941
    Christian VII; painting by unknown artist.
  • 1942
    Queen Caroline Mathilde, painted by Jens Juel.
  • 1943
    Count J.F. Struensee; copy by Hans Hansen after J. Juel.
  • 1944
    Portrait of Duke Frederik Christian (II) of Schleswig-Holstein and Sonderborg Augustenborg (1765-1814); by unknown artist.
  • 1945
    Portrait of Louise Augusta, Frederik VI's sister, married to Duke Frederik Christian (II). By unknown artist.
  • 1946
    Juliane Marie. Pastel after Vigilius Erichsen.
  • 1947
    Frederik V. Oval pastel, painted by Cornelius Høyer?
  • 1948
    Queen Juliane Marie. Oval pastel, painted by Cornelius Høyer??
  • 1949
    Prince Frederik, the Heir Presumptive. Oval pastel, painted by Vigilius Erichsen.