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| Date | Events | Whereabouts | Works |
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| Presumably 1840 - 1841 | Participates in popinjay shooting at The Royal Shooting Range in the company of Crown Prince Frederik (7.) and others. Is presented with the order of The Royal Shooting Society the day before, N88. | ||
| 1840 | Head of Jeanina Emilie Stampe as Psyche, Nysø74, preparatory work for A174. | ||
| 1840 | Minerva and Prometheus, A323, reduced version of A319. | ||
| 1840 | Christian 8.s Coronation Medal, A711. | ||
| January - April 1840 | Occasional trips from Nysø to Copenhagen in order to attend to his works for the Church of Our Lady. | ||
| January - June 1840 | The Entry into Jerusalem, The Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen, enlarged version of A559, started by H.E. Freund. | ||
| January - June 1840 | Christ on the Road to Calvary, The Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen, enlarged version of A560, executed by Andreas Kolberg and Gotthelf Borup under Thorvaldsen’s supervision. | ||
| 1.1.1840 | The Genius of the New Year, A548. | ||
| 11.1.1840 | From Nysø to Copenhagen on the occasion of Frederik 6.’s funeral. However, Thorvaldsen does not attend due to a bad foot. | ||
| 15.1.1840 | Watches the funeral procession for Frederik 6. from a window at Charlottenborg with, among others, Christine Stampe. | ||
| 16.1.1840 | Frederik 6. is entombed in Roskilde Cathedral. | ||
| 18.1.1840 | Christian 8. commissions a statue of Christian 4., cf. A152, for Roskilde Cathedral. | ||
| 18.1.1840 | Thorvaldsen pays tribute to Christian 8. six weeks after his accession to the throne. Thorvaldsen excuses himself on the plea that he has been at Nysø and also had a bad foot. | ||
| 21.1.1840 | Proposal for a monument to Frederik 6. in Jutland is published in Aarhus Stiftstidende. The proposal gives rise to a long discussion in newspapers in Jutland. | ||
| 28.1.1840 | Probably attends the funeral ceremony at the university for the late Frederik 6. | ||
| 31.1.1840 | Receives a visit from the Danish painter C.W. Eckersberg. | ||
| 31.1.1840 | From Copenhagen to Nysø. | ||
| February - March 1840 | Stays frequently in Copenhagen. | ||
| Presumably 5.2.1840 | Gathering in Borups Selskab. | ||
| 12.2.1840 | Gathering in Borups Selskab. | ||
| 13.2.1840 | At 2 pm Christian 8. and Caroline Amalie visit Thorvaldsen’s studio at Charlottenborg to see his latest works from Nysø. | ||
| 17.2.1840 | Decides that C.F. Wilckens is to be engaged as attendant in the museum after Thorvaldsen’s death. | ||
| 24.2.1840 | Receives a visit from C.W. Eckersberg and pays 200 rix-dollars more in advance for the painting Thorvaldsen’s arrival in the Copenhagen roadstead, September 17th 1838, B217. | ||
| Presumably spring 1840 | Cupid and Psyche, A450. | ||
| Spring 1840 | Cupid and Hymen, A452, the subject reused on the medal F25. | ||
| 8.3.1840 | Thorvaldsen’s Roman birthday is celebrated in Copenhagen. On Christine Stampe’s initiative he receives a Pompeian-inspired suite, N106-N119, with embroideries executed by 30 women. | ||
| 21.3.1840 | Elected member of the Kungliga Akademien för de fria konsterna in Stockholm. | ||
| 31.3.1840 | Attends Akademiforsamlingen (The Fellows of the Academy of Fine Arts) on the day of the foundation of the Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. | ||
| 20.4.1840 | Diana and Jupiter, A345. | ||
| 20.4.1840 | From Copenhagen to Nysø in order to celebrate Christine Stampe’s birthday. | ||
| 24.4.1840 | Hygiea and Cupid, A373 – also called Love and Health. | ||
| 29.4.1840 | From Nysø to Copenhagen with the Stampe family. Return to Nysø shortly after. | ||
| 30.4.1840 | Christian 8. inspects the progress of the statue of Christian 4., cf. A152. | ||
| Presumably May 1840 | The Head of Christian 4., Nysø9a, preparatory work for A152. | ||
| Presumably May 1840 | Johann Wolfgang Goethe, A140, alteration of A139. | ||
| Not later than May 1840 | Cupid and Hymen, A453. | ||
| Not later than May 1840 | Receives a commission for a monument to Napoleon 1., which, however, is not executed. | ||
| May 1840 | Christian 4., plaster, Nysø9, sketch for A152. | ||
| 4.5.1840 | Is godfather to N.C.L. Abrahams’ søn, Albert Peter Carl Abrahams (1839-1909), in Garnison Church, Copenhagen. | ||
| 19.5.1840 | From Nysø to Copenhagen with the Stampe family. | ||
| 22.5.1840 | Participates in the celebration of Christian 8. and Caroline Amalie’s silver wedding. | ||
| Summer 1840 | Attends a party at H.N. Clausen’s country house Søbakken on the Sound near Tårbæk. Salomon Ludwig Steinheim was also present. | ||
| Presumably June 1840 - March 1841 | Satyr Dancing with a Bacchante, A357. | ||
| Presumably June 1840 - March 1841 | Satyr Dancing with a Bacchante, A358. | ||
| 4.6.1840 | From Copenhagen to Nysø. | ||
| Not later than 24.6.1840 | From Nysø to Copenhagen on the occasion of Christian 8.’s coronation. | ||
| 24.6.1840 | Receives a visit from the painter C.W. Eckersberg. | ||
| 28.6.1840 | Does not participate in the coronation of Christian 8. in Frederiksborg Chapel, allegedly because problems with dress regulations. | ||
| 28.6.1840 | Dinner at the home of Laurids Fog Muus (1795-1856) and Christiane Muus (1802-1859) instead of participating in the coronation. | ||
| End of June 1840 | Several meetings with the Steffens family, once during an excursion to the Round Tower. | ||
| 2.7.1840 | From Copenhagen to Nysø. | ||
| 13.7. - 16.7.1840 | Henrich Steffens, A633. | ||
| 13.7. - 16.7.1840 | Heinrich Steffens and his family stay at Nysø for three days with Grundtvig, Oehlenschläger and Sibbern. | ||
| Not earlier than 25.7. - not later than 30.7.1840 | A.C.T. Neubourg takes a daguerreotype of Thorvaldsen; the first portrait photograph in Scandinavia, N267. | ||
| Not later than 27.7.1840 | From Nysø to Copenhagen. | ||
| 27.7.1840 | Attends a meeting at the Academy of Fine Arts. | ||
| 28.7.1840 | Receives a commision for a monument to Frederik 6. for Skanderborg Palace Mound. | ||
| 30.7.1840 | From Copenhagen to Roskilde in order to be attend the assembly of the Estates of the Realm for some days in the company of the Stampe family. From here probably to Nysø. | ||
| Presumably August 1840 | In preparation for their planned journey to Italy in September 1840, Christine Stampe and Thorvaldsen burn many of his papers and letters. | ||
| Presumably August 1840 | Supports a marine painter, probably Anton Melbye, who is represented in the collections with B263 and B264. | ||
| August 1840 | Plans going to Italy in September, 1840. | ||
| 6.8.1840 | Copenhagen City Council stops the construction of Thorvaldsens Museum because of G.N. Sibbern’s claim that the design of the building was not solid enough. | ||
| Not earlier than 6.8.1840 | Travels to Copenhagen prompted by the cessation of the building of the museum by the Copenhagen municipality. | ||
| Completed not later than 26.8.1840 | Conrad Hinrich Donner, A242. | ||
| 26.8.1840 | Meeting with F.C. Olsen regarding a list of the works executed by Thorvaldsen since his return to Denmark 17.9.1838. | ||
| 27.8.1840 | From Copenhagen to Nysø in the company of Christine Stampe. | ||
| 27.8.1840 | Celebrates Holger Stampe-Charisius’ birthday at Nysø. | ||
| 29.8.1840 | Copenhagen City Council withdraws its protest dated 6.8.1840 against continuing the building of Thorvaldsens Museum. However, part of the construction had already been resumed a couple of days before. | ||
| September 1840 | Sketches models for Andrew, Nysø32, and probably for Judas Thaddaeus, location unknown. Neither used for the statues A108 and A105. | ||
| 9.9.1840 | Postpones the planned journey to Italy until the spring of 1841 at the request of Christian 8., who in turn has been prompted by Christine Stampe. | ||
| 14.9.1840 | Accompanies Jens Arenholt Gottfred Hartmann and Wilhelm Matthiä to the Custom House, from where the steamboat to Lübeck leaves. The same evening in the Royal Theatre. | ||
| Beginning of October 1840 | Head of Christine Stampe, Nysø105, preparatory work for Nysø38. | ||
| Beginning of October 1840 | Head of Elisa Stampe, Nysø106, preparatory work for Nysø38. | ||
| Beginning of October 1840 | Head of Henrik Stampe the Younger, Nysø109, preparatory work for Nysø39. | ||
| Beginning of October 1840 | Head of Henrik Stampe the Elder, Nysø108, preparatory work for Nysø39. | ||
| Beginning of October 1840 | Head of Holger Stampe, Nysø107, preparatory work for Nysø39. | ||
| Beginning of October 1840 | Head of Jeanina Stampe, Nysø104, preparatory work for Nysø38. | ||
| 3.10.1840 | Christian 8. and Caroline Amalie pay a one-day visit to Præstø and Nysø in order to see Thorvaldsen and his statue of himself, Nysø1. A party for 60 persons at Nysø. | ||
| 4.10.1840 | Party given by the Moltke family at Bregentved, attended by Christian 8., Caroline Amalie, the Stampe family, and others. | ||
| Completed 5.10.1840 | Thorvaldsen with the Stampe family, Nysø38. | ||
| Completed 10.10.1840 | Henrik Stampe and two sons, Nysø39. | ||
| Middle of October 1840 | Brief stay in Copenhagen, then return to Nysø. | ||
| 15.10.1840 | Thorvaldsen’s putative illegitimate daugther Nicoline Marie Berggren is born in Copenhagen. | ||
| November - December 1840 | Head of Camel Driver, Nysø90, preparatory work for A553. | ||
| November - December 1840 | Head of a Woman, Nysø88, preparatory work for A553. | ||
| November 1840 - 26.1.1841 | Rebecca and Eliezer, A553. | ||
| Beginning of November 1840 | Cupid on a Swan, A421. | ||
| Completed 12.11.1840 | Jeanina Emilie Stampe as Psyche, A174. | ||
| Completed 17.11.1840 | Hans Holsten, A213. | ||
| 19.11.1840 | Thorvaldsen’s birthday is celebrated at Nysø with songs, poems, a lottery, and a performance of Johan Herman Wessel’s play Love without Stockings. Besides Thorvaldsen and the residents of the house, A.C. Petersen, Nicolai Søtoft, August Beck, Johan Ferdinand de Neergaard and Just Mathias Thiele are also present. | ||
| 23.11.1840 | Travels from Nysø to Copenhagen accompanied by Just Mathias Thiele. | ||
| Not later than 26.11.1840 | Arrives at Nysø from Copenhagen. | ||
| 26.11.1840 | Christian 8. sees the original plaster model of Christian 4., cf. A152. | ||
| Not earlier than 26.11.1840 | Christian 4., A152, is cast in bronze and chased by Jørgen Dalhoff. | ||
| 30.11.1840 | Cupid on a Swan, A422. | ||
| Not earlier than 7.12.1840 | Sees August Bournonville’s ballet The Toreador at the Royal Theatre again. | ||
| Not later than 8.12.1840 | Travels from Nysø to Copenhagen. | ||
| 9.12.1840 | Is godfather to Ludvig Müller’s son, Peter Erasmus Müller (1840-1926), in the Church of Our Lady in Copenhagen. | ||
| 12.12.1840 | Goethe-kommissionen trækker sig fra samarbejdet med Thorvaldsen om et monument for Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. | ||
| End of 1840 | Refuses to pay the tax on rank and titles. Christian 8. complies with Thorvaldsen’s demand. |