Hans Peter Hansen

Hans Peter Hansen (20 December 1829 – 18 November 1899) was a Danish xylographer who specialized in portraits.

He first learned the profession of watchmaking before studying woodcutting under Hans Christian Henneberg, Johann Adolf Kittendorff, and Johan Peter Aagaard.

At the same time, he also followed courses at the Academy of Arts of Copenhagen (1843/44).

In 1854, he travelled to Germany, first to Dresden and then to Leipzig, where he settled.

In 1864, he returned to Copenhagen, where he worked for several illustrated magazines and newspapers, such as Illustreret Tidende and Ude og Hjemme.

H.P. Hansen's portrait with his signature. Photo by Peter Most.
Per Gynt hunting in the Norwegian mountains. Xylography by H.P. Hansen after a drawing by Peter Nicolai Arbo for Peter Christen Asbjørnsen 's Norske Folke- og Huldre-Eventyr i Udvalg . Kbh. 1879.
The Jews under a tree at Dyrehavsbakken in Copenhagen. Xylography by H.P. Hansen for Illustreret Tidende No. 1108, 19. December 1880, p. 157.