First published with "The Little Mermaid" on 7 April 1837, by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen, in "Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. Første Samling. Tredie Hefte. 1837", the third and final installment of the first collection of Andersen's Fairy Tales Told for Children.
English title: The Emperor's New Clothes
German title: Des Kaisers neue Kleider