Frantz Heinrich Müller, the greatest potter of Denmark, is not dead, although his ashes have lain in a nameless grave for nearly a century. His memory still lies green in the hearts of those who love great things finely conceived, great triumphs nobly won, and great dreams perfectly consummated.
CHAPTER V
THE FLORA DANICA SERVICE
(1790-1802)
MADE FOR CATHERINE II,
EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
CHAPTER V
THE FLORA DANICA SERVICE
(1790-1802)
MADE FOR CATHERINE II, EMPRESS OF RUSSIA
The Crown Prince Frederik (afterwards Frederik VI) orders the Flora Danica service to be made—A period of twelve years occupied in making it—The taste of the Empress Catherine II of Russia—Theodor Holmskjold, the botanist—The service.