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Axel Theodor Kittendorff (19 October 1821 - 8 March 1868) was a Danish xylographer.
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| Born | 19 October 1821 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Died | 8 March 1868 (aged 46) Frederiksberg, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation(s) | Xylographer and publisher |
Early life and education edit
Kittendorff was born on 19 October 1821 in Copenhagen, the son of master weaver Johann Adolph Friedrich Kittendorff (1793–1849) and Anna Amalie Elisabeth Kuhn (1797–1864). After his confirmation, he became an apprentice in xylographer Andreas Flinch's workshop while at the same time attending classes at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He exhibited his first woodcuts at Charlottenborg when he was in his early twenties. He spent 1848–49 abroad, working as a xylographer in Berlin and Leipzig.[1]
Career edit
Back in Denmark, in 1849, Kittendorff and Johan Aagaard established their own workshop under the name Kittendorff & Aagaard. It soon developed into one of the leading studios of its kind in Copenhagen. The company was based in Købmagergade. The activities also comprised a store with prints and book publishing. Xylographers who worked for the firm included H.C. Henneberg, J.F. Rosenstand and H.P. Hansen.[1] Many of the illustrations for their richly illustrated publications were created by Kittendorff's brother Adolph Kittendorff.
Personal life edit
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Kittendorff married Emilie Christiane Catharina Kretzschmer (19 April 1827 i Kbh. - 22 March 1902), a daughter of flaxshopkeeper Peter Christian Kretzschmer (1796–1835) and Susanne Nicoline Goldberg (1800–45), on 5 March 1853 in Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen.
In 1852, Kittendorff commissioned the architect Johan Daniel Herholdt to design a villa for him at Bianco Lunos Side Allé in Frederiksberg.[2][3] He died on 8 March 1868 in Frederiksberg and is buried at Frederiksberg Old Cemetery.
References edit
- ^ a b Hendriksen, H. S. (18 July 2011). "Axel Kittendorff". Dansk Biografisk Leksikonk (in Danish). Archived from the original on Sep 16, 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Bianco Lunos Allé" (in Danish). Kend København. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "J.D. Herholdt" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Axel Kittendorff at Wikimedia Commons