Christian Franzen (photographer)

Christian Franzen Nissen (1864–1923) was a Danish photographer and diplomat largely active in Spain. Specialised in portrait photography and often employed by the Spanish Royal Family, he reportedly self-styled as "Photographer of Kings and King of Photographers".[1]

Christian Franzen
Born1864 
Denmark 
Died1923  (aged 58–59)
Madrid 

Biography

He was born in 1864.[2] Once settled in Spain, he opened a photographic studio at the Madrid's calle del Príncipe.[2] Very appreciated by Queen Mother Maria Christina, he was able to take many full-body portraits of the Spanish Royal Family and the aristocracy.[3] He became consul of Denmark in 1910.[3] He was, along Kaulak, one of the most notorious portrait photographers in Spain by the turn of the 20th century.[4] He died in 1923.[2]

References
  1. "Crónicas' descubre al fotógrafo Christian Franzen y su trabajo en Madrid de finales del XIX". RTVE. 6 March 2020.
  2. Pulido, Natividad (15 April 2017). "Sorolla, la mirada fotográfica de un pintor". ABC.
  3. Sánchez Cano, David (2008). "El coleccionismo de fotografía en España y la colección Castellano". BSAA Arte. Valladolid: Universidad de Valladolid (74): 249–272. ISSN 1888-9751.
  4. Balda Arana, Ana; Latorre Izquierdo, Jorge (2014). "Max T. Vargas y la moda internacional en el contexto de la fotografía arequipeña" (PDF). Revista de comunicación (13): 13. ISSN 1684-0933.


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