En lille nisse rejste
med ekstrapost fra land til land,
hans agt det var at hilse
på verdens største mand.
J. C. Gerson. 1845.
A little nisse traveled with extra mail from place to place. His aim it was to greet the biggest man in the world.
J. C Gerson. 1845.
My grandparents lived 200 km away in Jutland, a great distance in those days. I spent a lot of my childhood over there with their big and fine family. One day in the summer of 47, I think it was, I sneaked out of their house alone, because I was overtaken by a very strong desire to see, what was outside the little town. Although I was only 3 or 4 years old I was very determined to explore it. So off I went about a kilometre to the edge of town, where the fields started. In the painting I have tried to show the feeling of wonder and excitement over this big expedition for such a small kid