The sculptures in Nordmandsdalen have been replaced by replicas while Grund's original works have been moved to Christian IV's Brewhouse in Copenhagen.

[1] Grund moved to Copenhagen in 1757, where he initially worked for court sculptor and fellow Meisener Johann Friedrich Hännel.

He was himself appointed as court sculptor in 1766; beginning in 1766 the crown also employed him as a stone carver and stucco artist.

The statues of Norwegians in national costumes were based on Jørgen Garnaa's ivory figurines.

[1] Grund married Elisabeth Mandorff (died 12 December 1728), Friederich Hännel's widow, on 28 January 1762 in St. Peter's Church in Copenhagen.