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No. 342 of 10318 |
Sender | Date | Recipient |
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Bertel Thorvaldsen
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Sender’s LocationRom |
Ultimo februar 1804
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Dating based onUdkastet er udateret, men det skal sandsynligvis dateres til slutningen af februar 1804 af to grunde: Udkastet er skrevet bag på et andet brevudkast til Abildgaard, som ganske vist også er udateret, men som er forlæg til Thorvaldsens brev af 25.2.1804. |
Gotskalk Thorvaldsen
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Recipient’s LocationKøbenhavn |
AbstractFragment of a draft in which Thorvaldsen tells his father that he has been ill, and that he has heard of his mother’s death from Nicolai Abildgaard. He wants to know who has supported his father. |
General Comment | |
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Thiele I, p. 212 doubts that this draft was ever finished and sent off. However, since Gotskalk Thorvaldsen in his letter of 20.10.1805 told his son who had done something for him – which is what Thorvaldsen is asking here – a letter must have reached Copenhagen. | |
Archival Reference | |
m28, nr. 91,1 | |
Document Type | |
Draft, autograph | |
Thiele | |
Gengivet hos Thiele I, p. 212. | |
Subjects | |
Thorvaldsen's Parents · Thorvaldsen's Illness 1803-04 | |
Persons | |
Nicolai Abildgaard |