In Warsaw Alexander 1., A715 poses for his portrait.

Primary sources

• Letter dated 4.10.1820 from Ioannis Antoniou Capodistrias to Thorvaldsen (first session next day at 11 AM).
• Letter dated 14.10.1820 from Ioannis Antoniou Capodistrias to Thorvaldsen (the work is finished).
• Thiele’s notes c. 1850 most probably from the travel diary of Simon Christian Pontoppidan 1820.

Other references

• Else Kai Sass: Thorvaldsens Portrætbuster, Copenhagen 1963-65, Vol. II, p. 29-38, 40, 369, 375, 390.
• Thiele III, p. 77-79.
• Related Article: The Journey to Rome, August-December 1820

Last updated 06.06.2020