Christian (8.) Frederik commissions a table decoration in bronze of Thorvaldsen’s: Mercury about to Kill Argus, cf. A5, Venus with the Apple, cf. A12, Cupid Triumphant, cf. A22, Cupid and the Graces, cf. A29, Hebe, cf. A39, Jason with the Golden Fleece , cf. 52, Adonis, cf. A53, Mars Bringing Peace, cf. D174, Shepherd Boy, cf. A177, Dancing Girl, cf. A178, and Pietro Tenerani’s: Psiche abbandonata.

Primary sources

• Letter dated 12.8.1821 from Christian (8.) Frederik to Thorvaldsen.

• Documents concerning: Christian 8.’s Table Decoration.

Other references

• Thiele III, p. 98.

• Related Article: Christian 8.’s Table Decoration

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