Comment on Ropp's Commission 1804-05
See Ropp’s letter dated 8.9.1817.
According to a letter dated July 30, 1905 from Ropp’s daughter-in-law, Baroness von der Ropp, family tradition had it that the busts were sent via ship to Riga (see journal no. 7b-75/1904). In his letter dated 2.2.1811, however, Thorvaldsen had suggested overland transport. It is currently unknown which of these sources is more accurate.
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