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portrait riise of vilhelm bissen by early danish photographer frederik neoclassicism -rrb- -lrb- early works -rrb- naturalism -lrb- later works 20 april 1913 copenhagen copenhagen , denmark royal danish academy of fine arts danish sculptor 5 august 1836 christian gottlieb vilhelm bissen.jpg vilhelm bissen
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vilhelm bissen

christian gottlieb vilhelm bissen -lrb- 5 august 1836 -- 20 april 1913 -rrb- was a danish sculptor , son of herman wilhelm bissen .
he is mainly known for a number of statues around copenhagen , including the equestrian statue of absalon on højbro plads and the stork fountain on the adjoining amagertorv .
he was also a professor at the royal danish academy of fine arts with great influence on the next generation of danish sculptors and for a while served as its director .
