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24.11.1819

At the invitation of A.W. Hauch, Thorvaldsen attends the meeting of the Building Commission for Christiansborg Palace, where he receives new commissions, among others a Christ, cf. A82, for Christiansborg Palace Church.

Primary sources

  • Letter dated 27.12.1819 from Slotsbygningskommissionen to Thorvaldsen.

Other references

  • Thiele III, p. 37.
  • Frederik Weilbach: ‘C.F. Hansens Christiansborg, af Slotsbygningskommissionens Papirer’, Fra Arkiv og Museum, serie 2, bind 2, hefte 2-3, Copenhagen 1935, p. 134.

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