Template:Did you know nominations/Danish sculpture

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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 13:11, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Danish sculpture

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Equestrian bronze statue of King Frederik V created in Neoclassical style by Jacques Saly in 1768

  • ... that a key figure in the early development of Danish sculpture was Frenchman Jacques Saly, invited in 1752 to create a statue (pictured) of King Frederik V?

Created/expanded by Ipigott (talk). Nominated by Elekhh (talk) at 20:48, 26 January 2012 (UTC)

  • A very nice article overall; it more than meets the length and recency requirements, it's well-written and well-laid out. AGF on the Danish-language sources but at first sight they seem OK. I'm not sure the hook is really compelling though, so I'll suggest another alternative for your consideration below. Prioryman (talk) 13:32, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • ALT2 ... that the development of Danish sculpture was greatly influenced by a statue (pictured) of King Frederick V designed by Jacques Saly, a Frenchman?
  • Sounds good but not historically correct as its was Saly's presidency at the Academy which caused the change. I would therefore suggest, along the same lines: - Ipigott (talk) 15:48, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • ALT3 looks fine to me. I'm happy to sign off the article as good to go on that basis. Prioryman (talk) 19:40, 8 February 2012 (UTC)
  • Nice, thanks for the improvement. --ELEKHHT 03:05, 9 February 2012 (UTC)