7.2.1827

Sender

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Sender’s Location

Rom

Recipient

C.F. Hansen

Recipient’s Location

København

Information on recipient

Ingen udskrift.

Dating based on

Dateringen fremgår ikke af brevudkastet, men af et andet senere udkast til samme brev.

Abstract

One of three draft letters, in Thorvaldsen’s own hand, of a fourth draft letter dated 7.2.1827 written by a copyist.

Document

Med stor Glæde forniøelse har jeg modtaget Deres Brev gode Hr ConferensRaad Hvoraf jeg seer De Lever frisk og Vel som altiid vel være mig en usigelig Glæde at hiøre
Det giør mig undt at jeg ikke har alt færdig til vor Frue Kirkke, at man kunde faae denne Skiøne produgt i sin fulde glans

Oversættelse af dokument

I have received your letter with great delight pleasure, kind Konferenceråd, from which I see you are well and hearty which will always please me inexpressively to hear
I am sorry that I have not everything ready for the Church of Our Lady, so that it would be possible to have this beautiful product in its full splendour

[Translated by Karen Husum]

General Comment

There exist three more drafts of the same draft letter: One is written and corrected by a copyist, and it probably represents a later stage in the writing process; the other two are written by Thorvaldsen himself but are much more finished than this short fragment. One, however, is more sketchy than the other.

See the related article Thorvaldsen’s Letter Writing Process and Thorvaldsen’s Spoken and Written Language.

Document Type

Archival Reference

Thiele

Subjects

• Commission for the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen
• Transportation of Thorvaldsen's Artworks to Copenhagen 1828

Last updated 21.11.2016