Efter 6.6.1807

Sender

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Sender’s Location

Rom

Recipient

J.L. Thrane

Recipient’s Location

Antagelig København

Information on recipient

Thrane formodedes at være hjemme i København fra sin Europa-rejse januar 1807, jf. 18.11.1806 og 30.1.1807.

Dating based on

Dateringen fremgår ikke af brevudkastet.

Rykkerskrivelsen må dateres til efter 6.6.1807, eftersom Thorvaldsen i brev af 6.6.1807 til Herman Schubert nævner, at Thranes buste, Dep.36, netop er færdig.

Abstract

A reminder to Thrane to pay for his marble bust, Dep.36.

Document

Gode Ven! Jeg griber denne Leilighed for at lade Dem viide at Deres hos mig bestilte Portrait Byste^I har allerede længe været færdig i Marmor Paa Samme har ieg modtaget 20 Scd: og har altsaa tilgode 80 Scd: –
De erindrer at ieg som Ven og Landsmand har tilstaaet Dem benævnte Byste for det halve^II som ieg ellers faar for et saadant, og følgelig haaber ieg De venskabeligst finder billig denne min Anmodning: At lade mig udbetale snarest mulig mit Tilgodehavende nævnte Sum 80 Scudi –
Hils Deres kiære Familie – Lev vel! Deres

hengivne

Oversættelse af dokument

Kind friend! I seize this opportunity to let you know that your portrait bust commissioned from me has already long been finished in marble. For this I have received 20 Scudi and so have 80 Scudi owed to me –
You remember that as a friend and compatriot I have granted you the mentioned bust for half of what I usually get for such a one, and consequently I hope you find my request reasonable: to pay as soon as possible the mentioned sum of 80 Scudi owed to me –
Kind regards to your dear family – farewell! Yours

faithfully,

General Comment

Thorvaldsen reminds Thrane that he still has to pay 80 out of 100 scudi for Thorvaldsen’s marble bust of him, Dep.36, which he got at a favourable price. The normal price is 200 scudi, cf. the related article Thorvaldsen’s Works, Prices. The draft letter is written on the back of one of Thorvaldsen’s drawings, C553r.

Document Type

Udkast af koncipist

Amanuensis

C.F. Høyer

Archival Reference

C553v

Other references

Else Kai Sass: ‘Om nogle nyidentificerede buster af Thorvaldsen, J.L. Thrane og Rosa Taddei’, in: Meddelelser fra Thorvaldsens Museum 1947, p. 80.
Else Kai Sass: Thorvaldsens Portrætbuster, København 1963-65, vol. I, p. 136-140, 143-144.

Subjects

Amanuenses
Portrait Busts, Contemporary Persons
Thorvaldsen's Works, Payment
Thorvaldsen's Works, Prices

Works

	Jacob Laurids Thrane, Antagelig 1806, inv.nr. A881
	Paolo Malatesta og Francesca da Rimini, Ca. 1807, inv.nr. C553r

Commentaries

Portrait bust in marble of the architect J.L. Thrane, Dep.36.
At this time, Thorvaldsen usually received 200 scudi for a portrait bust, cf. the related article Thorvaldsen’s Works, Prices

Last updated 02.01.2020