Christian Franzen (photographer)
Danish photographer active in Spain
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Christian Franzen Nissen[a] (1864–1923) was a Danish photographer and diplomat largely active in Spain. Specialised in portrait photography and often employed by the Spanish royal family, he reportedly self-styled as "Photographer of Kings and King of Photographers".[1]
Christian Franzen | |
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| Born | 1864  Denmark |
| Died | 1923 |
| Occupations | Photographer, diplomat |
Biography
He was born in 1864.[2] Once settled in Spain, he opened a photographic studio at the Madrid's calle del Príncipe.[2] Very appreciated by Queen Mother Maria Christina, he was able to take many full-body portraits of the Spanish royal family and the aristocracy.[3] He became consul of Denmark in 1910.[3] He was, along with Kaulak, one of the best known portrait photographers in Spain by the turn of the 20th century.[4] He died in 1923.[2]
Gallery
![Matilde Moreno [es]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/1902-05%2C_El_Teatro%2C_Matilde_Moreno%2C_Alma_y_vida%2C_Franzen_%28cropped%29.jpg/250px-1902-05%2C_El_Teatro%2C_Matilde_Moreno%2C_Alma_y_vida%2C_Franzen_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Matilde Moreno
Emérita Esparza
![Matilde Moreno [es]](#/media/File:1902-05,_El_Teatro,_Matilde_Moreno,_Alma_y_vida,_Franzen_(cropped).jpg)
Notes
- In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Franzen and the second or maternal family name is Nissen.
