Monuments, Historical Figures and Events
Vincenz Rüttimann
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Despite the prospect of only a modest payment, Thorvaldsen has agreed to execute a model for the ...
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Description of the rock wall in Lucerne where the monument to the Swiss Guard is to be placed, Dy...
Jørgen Koch
Jonas Collin
Koch writes about Thorvaldsen’s works and commissions. The sculptor has completed Mercury a...
Vincenz Rüttimann
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Thorvaldsen has not yet made the promised draft of the monument to the fallen Swiss Guards, cf. D...
Vincenz Rüttimann
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Before leaving Rome, Rüttimann wants to visit Thorvaldsen in order to discuss the monument Dying ...
Vincenz Rüttimann
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Thorvaldsen has finished a drawing for the monument to the members of the Swiss Guard, cf. Dying ...
Vincenz Rüttimann
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Rüttimann is grateful that Thorvaldsen has agreed to execute a model of Dying Lion (The Lucerne ...
Vincenz Rüttimann
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Rüttimann reiterates some questions that he wants Thorvaldsen to answer concerning the monument D...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller sends a drawing of the monument Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf. A119. He fears that the...
Redaktørerne ved Nyeste Skilderie af Kjøbenhavn
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Thorvaldsen makes preparations for the monument Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf. A119.
Vincenz Rüttimann
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Rüttimann informs Pfyffer von Altishofen that Heinrich Keller has spoken with Thorvaldsen about t...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller reports that Thorvaldsen has begun work on the model for Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller regrets that work on the model for Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf. A119, is so slow and...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller informs Pfyffer von Altishofen that Thorvaldsen is delighted at the idea of having the mon...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller informs Pfyffer von Altishofen that Thorvaldsen has been ill and therefore has not begun w...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller reports that Thorvaldsen is very busy and is about to leave for Denmark.
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller writes that the model for Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf. A119, is much admired. He is ...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller reports that the model for Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion) , cf. cast A119, is nearly finish...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller reports that Thorvaldsen wants to visit Lucerne in order to see the execution of the monum...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller expresses a hope that, in spite of the price, an accomplished Italian sculptor will be cho...
Heinrich Keller
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Keller presses Thorvaldsen for the completion of the model for Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf....
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller complains that it is difficult to get Thorvaldsen to complete his work on the model for Dy...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller writes that the model for Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf. A119, has been completed and ...
Heinrich Keller
Omnes
Review of the planned monument Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf. cast A119, in commemoration of ...
P.O. Brøndsted
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Thorvaldsen’s passport for the journey from Rome to Copenhagen July-October 1819 with permissions...
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
François Arland
Receipt for a contribution to the subscription for the monument Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller reports that the small model for the monument to the Swiss guards in Lucerne, cf. Dying Li...
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Bertel Thorvaldsen
Accounts of payments concerning the following works by Thorvaldsen: A119, A893, A312, A720, A811,...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller reports that both models of the monument Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf. A119, have be...
Heinrich Keller
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Keller gives instructions concerning measurements and special circumstances in connection with th...
P.O. Brøndsted
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Brøndsted blames Thorvaldsen for not travelling to Denmark by the route recommended to him. Brønd...
Tidligst 10.8.1821, senest ultimo 1822
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Pfyffer von Altishoffen sends Thorvaldsen some material regarding the monument Dying lion (The Lu...
Christian 8.
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Describes the inauguration of the monument Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion), cf. A119, in Lucerne, w...
Gioacchino Giuseppe Serangeli
Bertel Thorvaldsen
The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.
Jacob Ludwig Salomo Bartholdy
Johann Martin von Wagner
Bartholdy writes about Franz Erwein von Schönborn’s commission of a statue of Bacchus from the la...
Rudolf Emanuel Wettstein
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Wettstein asks Thorvaldsen for a recommendation of the Swiss painter Hieronimus Hess. He has hear...
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Rudolf Emanuel Wettstein
Thorvaldsen is pleased to recommend the artist Hieronymus Hess, whose talent, diligence and abili...
Karl Pfyffer von Altishofen
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Pfyffer von Altishofen sends a reproduction of Thorvaldsen’s monument Dying lion (The Lucer...
Jens Baggesen
Omnes
Poem about the monument Dying Lion (The Lucerne Lion) , cf. A119, at Lucerne.
Maria Szymanowska
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Szymanowska writes from Paris, where she is staying at the moment because her English audience ar...
Edward Czarnecki
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Czarnecki reminds Thorvaldsen that he signed a contract 30.9.1820 for a statue of Copernicus, cf....
Redaktørerne ved Archiv for Psychologie, Historie, Literatur og Kunst
Omnes
Two quotations about Thorvaldsen from German newspapers: from Berlinische Zeitung and a poem by J...
Redaktørerne ved Archiv for Psychologie, Historie, Literatur og Kunst
Omnes
The commentary to this document is not available at the moment.
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Maria Szymanowska
Thorvaldsen is pleased to hear that the crate with Nicolaus Copernicus and Szymanowska’s bu...
Leo von Klenze, Ludwig 1.
Bertel Thorvaldsen
The commentary for this contract is not available at the moment.
Redaktørerne ved Kjøbenhavnsposten
Omnes
Thorvaldsen is in Munich, where, among other things, he has been fêted by 160 German artists at a...
Maria Szymanowska
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Szymanowska sends the letter with Princess Sofia Volkonskaia. She tells Thorvaldsen that she is a...
Anastasie de Circourt
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Anastasie de Circourt recommends the Swiss sculptor Raphael Christen to Thorvaldsen.
Redaktørerne ved Kjøbenhavnsposten
Omnes
The commentary to this document is not available at the moment.
Calvin-kommissionen
Bertel Thorvaldsen
The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.
Redaktørerne ved Dansk Kunstblad
Omnes
The commentary to this document is not available at the moment.
Redaktørerne ved Allgemeine Zeitung
Omnes
The commentary to this document is not available at the moment.
Christian 8.
Bertel Thorvaldsen
A written commission for Christian 4.’s monument for Roskilde Cathedral.
Redaktørerne ved Dansk Folkeblad, NN
Omnes
The commentary for this document is not available at the moment.
Joseph Balthasar Ulrich
Bertel Thorvaldsen
The commentary for this poem is not available at the moment.
Redaktørerne ved Fædrelandet
Omnes
The commentary for this document is not available at the moment.
Archives Historiques, Paris
Bertel Thorvaldsen
The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.