The corvette Galathea arrives in Copenhagen with 42 crates containing various casts of Thorvaldsen’s works and antique sculptures.

Primary sources

• Villads Villadsen: C.W. Eckersbergs dagbøger 1837-1853, Copenhagen 2009, vol. 2, p. 839 (The Galathea anchors in the Copenhagen roadstead).

Other references

• H. Degenkolv: Oplysninger vedrørende den danske Flaades Skibe i sidste Aarhundrede, Copenhagen 1906, p. 42 (writes incorrectly that the Galathea arrived in Copenhagen 4.9.1839).
• Related Article: Transportation of Thorvaldsen’s Artworks to Copenhagen 1839

Last updated 10.02.2020