Absolutely. The subject here is Christian Michelsen. He was the first prime minister of Norway, and he was the man who proclaimed in 1905 that Norway was an independent nation and no longer part of Sweden.
Michelsen stayed in office through 1907, when illness forced him to retire from the job. He helped form a new political party in 1909 but didn't lead it, and decided to leave public life a year later. Michelsen died in 1925.
You should notice the bird on top of Michelsen's head, taking a look at the surroundings. I took a close-up of that, and it would seem that this particular bird wasn't the first to use Mr. Michelsen's head for, um, personal reasons. It's funny how many times a bird happens to be on a statue's head when you have a camera out.
By the way, Michelsen also has a statue in his honor in front of Oslo's Parliament. It's much smaller than this one, but probably has fewer birds visit.
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