Gustav Borgen / Norwegian Folk Museum

Henrik Ibsen

A photo of Henrik Ibsen, the distinguished Norwegian playwright. The photo was taken on or before 1898 by Gustav Borgen.  Ibsen was born in 1828, so he would have been about 70 years old when this photo was taken. He published his masterpiece, A Doll's House, in 1879.

Photo from the Norwegian Folk Museum via Wikimedia Commons.