Several early Danish photographers worked in the building from the 1860s.
The Funen portrait photographer Jens Petersen opened a Photographic studio in the building when he moved his business from Svendborg to Copenhagen in 1863.
He was appointed to royal photographer in 1864 and was that same year by Georg Emil Hansen sent to Jutland as war photographer during the Second Schleswig War.
In 1864, he moved his studio to the Harsdorff House in Kongens Nytorv.

The photography studio  Hansen, Schou & Weller was from 1872 based in the building.
Niels Christian Hansen had founded the company in 1862, Albert Schou  had become a partner in 1867 and Clemens Weller  in 1869.
 In 1885, it moved to new premises in the Schimmelmann Mansion in Bredgade.
Several early Danish photographers worked in the building from the 1860s. The Funen portrait photographer Jens Petersen opened a Photographic studio in the building when he moved his business from Svendborg to Copenhagen in 1863. He was appointed to royal photographer in 1864 and was that same year by Georg Emil Hansen sent to Jutland as war photographer during the Second Schleswig War. In 1864, he moved his studio to the Harsdorff House in Kongens Nytorv.
The photography studio  Hansen, Schou & Weller was from 1872 based in the building. Niels Christian Hansen had founded the company in 1862, Albert Schou  had become a partner in 1867 and Clemens Weller  in 1869.  In 1885, it moved to new premises in the Schimmelmann Mansion in Bredgade.
Karel van Mander House