10 portrætter: Enevold Brandt, Johann Friedrich Struensee, Caroline Mathilde, Julieane Marie, Arveprins Frederik, Christian VII, Marie Jeanne Clemens, J. F. Clemens, Jens Juel og Nicolai Abildgaard 1850 - 1899

A. P. Madsen created this print, "10 portrætter," sometime in the 19th century, featuring a regimented series of profile portraits using etching on paper. Though undated, we can understand the cultural and political relevance of this work by identifying the figures portrayed. They include key players in the court of King Christian VII of Denmark, a period of scandal and political upheaval. Figures like Johann Friedrich Struensee and Queen Caroline Mathilde were central to a drama of infidelity and power. Madsen, working later, revives these figures. What is his attitude toward the troubled history of the Danish court? Here, we need to consider the complex politics of imagery. Was he motivated by nostalgia for a lost era, or perhaps to critique the state of Danish royalty in his own time? To understand this print more fully, historical research into the visual culture of 19th-century Denmark is essential, examining popular imagery and its role in shaping public memory and political discourse.