Bernstorffstøtten

The Bernstorff Memorial (Danish: Bernstorffstøtten) is a memorial to Count Johann Hartwig Ernst von Bernstorff located at Lyngbyvej, just south of Kildegårds Plads, Gentofte Municipality, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The memorial was inaugurated on a hilltop just south of Gentofte on 28 August 1783.

The 100 years anniversary for the agricultural reforms at Bernstorff Palace was celebrated on 20 June 1866.

[3] The Neoclassical memorial is executed in Norwegian marble and stands on a granite plinth.

It features reliefs representing the harvest and a plaque inscription: Æreminde efter Døden / for / Johan Hartvig Ernst / Greve af Bernstorff / som gav / udskiftede :::hovningsfrie arvelige /Gaarde / med dem Stræbsomhed Velstand alt / til Mønster for Efterslægten / :::MDCCLXVII / oprettet / af Godsets takfulde Beboere MDCCLXXXIII.

Bernstorffstøtten
The memorial painted by Erik Pauelsen in 1789
The inscription