Christine's Picture Book

Hans Christian Andersen was a friend of the Danish Baron Henrik Stampe (b.

[2] Together, Andersen and Adolph Drewsen compiled a scrapbook for Christine's third birthday in 1859.

[3] Its 122 pages contain over 1,000 pasted-in pictures, in some cases accompanied by hand-written captions or poems.

[3] Similar books exist for Christine's sisters Astrid, who became a women's rights activist, and Rigmor, who married the composer Victor Bendix.

Inspired by the book, Christine's granddaughter-in-law Countess Alette Bardenfleth set up a foundation to support projects related to Danish history, literature, language, and music.

Christine Stampe as a child reading to her mother, Jonna, in the living room at Christinelund.