The little bugler gets a pat on the back of Kong Frederik VII. View from The First Schleswig War., Rasmus Christiansen, between 1881 and 1940

This is a scene from the poem den lille hornblæser (the little bugler) by hans peter holst - written in 1849 - and describing the deeds of a young bugler in 1848. It is based on anecdotes, not on historical facts. Christiansen also made a slighly larger version of this scene - with a more detailed background and sky - which was auctioned at bruun rasmussen in 2006. See "other versions". Object Type: painting. Date: between 1881 and 1940. Dimensions: height: 57 cm (22.4 in); width: 47.5 cm (18.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Rasmus Christiansen - Den lille hornblæser får et skulderklap af Frederik VII