Back to 1805

Presumably 1805 - 1806

Christoph August Tiedge, marble, whereabouts unknown.

Primary sources

  • Letter dated 8.8.1806 from Thorvaldsen to Schubart (possibly mentioned here).
  • Letter dated 11.8.1810, from von der Recke to Thorvaldsen (requests that the bust is sent to Gotha).

Other references

  • Else Kai Sass: Thorvaldsens Portrætbuster, Copenhagen 1963-65, Vol. I, p. 130 (the bust was offered to Thorvaldsens Museum 1925 and 1929, but the offer was declined).

Last updated 24.08.2014