Hans Peter Hansen followed courses at the Academy of Arts of Copenhagen (1843/44) and in 1854, he travelled to Germany (most populous city in the German state of Saxony).
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. Leipzig (/laps/, also /-(t)sx/, /-(t)sk/, German: [laptsc (listen); Upper Saxon: Leibz'sch) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. 
