Illustration by poul steffensen from the danish novel gjøngehøvdingen by carit etlar which takes place during the dano-swedish war in 1657-58. King frederik iii, ib abelsøn, christen skeel, a member of rigsrådet (the council of the state), and svend poulsen, gøngehøvdingen in rosenborg castle in copenhagen. Ib abelsøn fells down on his knee when he face the king. The king in turn ask him to raise and praise him for what he has done. King frederik iii of denmark and norway (1609-1670), christen skeel (1603-1659) and svend poulsen (app. 1610 - app. 1679) were real persons but the story is fiction. Date: Original illustration from the 1890s, here reprint from 1909..
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