Comment on 19.10.1805

In his letter dated 31.1.1805, Abildgaard asked how long Thorvaldsen intended to stay in Rome. The sculptor answered that he did not intend to make his stay a permanent one, but that work detained him for the present, see letter dated 28.7.1805.
Regarding Thorvaldsen’s prolonged stay in Rome, see A Free Man. Thorvaldsen’s Continuance in Rome.

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