Hasselriis had his debut at the
Charlottenborg Exhibition in 1863. From 1869 and for the rest of his life he lived in Rome, but retained strong links with his homeland and also with the USA. In Denmark he created a statue of
William Shakespeare for
Helsingør and memorials to national heroes such as
Peder Griffenfeld (Copenhagen) and
Hans Christian Andersen (
Odense)). A copy of his Hans Christian Andersen statue exists in
New Jersey. His memorial to
Heinrich Heine marks the poet's grave in
Montmartre cemetery in Paris. A full size statue of the German-Jewish poet was also created for
Empress Elizabeth of Austria. After her death it was removed from its original location by the antisemitic Kaiser
Wilhelm II, and was rejected when offered to the city of Hamburg. With the rise of the Nazis, it was moved out of Germany to be erected in the
Jardin d'acclimatation du Mourillon,
Toulon. Though it survived the war, other Hasselriis statues were melted down to make munitions. ==Gallery==