Miniature of AS Ørsted

Height 6.5 cm.

Width 6 cm.

Fine miniature depicting Anders Sandøe Ørsted. His brother Hans Christian Ørsted, discovered electromagnetism, among other things.

AS Ørsted lived from 1788 to 1860 and is considered one of the main figures of the Danish Golden Age. He married his good friend, Adam Oehlenschläger's sister, Sophie Wilhelmine Bertha Oehlenschläger in 1802.

He was Denmark's 3rd Prime Minister from 1853 to 1854. A bust stands in front of the Western High Court in Viborg, as Ørsted is considered the father of Danish jurisprudence, through his education as a lawyer and his work in the formation of Danish democracy.

The picture is in its original frame and has a parchment backing so it can hang on a chain around the neck or on clothing without smearing.