End of August 1804
Selects blocks of marble at Carrara.
Primary sources
- Letter dated 6.8.1804 from Thorvaldsen to Abildgaard.
- Letter dated early August 1804 from Thorvaldsen to C.F. Hansen.
- Letter dated 6.8.1804 from Thorvaldsen to the Academy of Fine Arts.
- Thiele I, p. 244, who incorrectly assumes that the marble was to be used for Jason with the Golden Fleece, A822; for more on this, see related article.
Other references
- Related article: Purchase of Marble.
- Related article: Jason and the Hope Commission.
Last updated 16.06.2014