Elected member of the Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia.

Primary sources

• Diploma dated 10.1.1823 from the Accademia delle Belle Arti to Thorvaldsen (mentions the date of the honorary membership 3.9.1816).
• Diploma dated 12.9.1816 from Accademia delle Belle Arti to Thorvaldsen (no date mentioned).
• Letter dated 20.9.1816 from the Accademia delle Belle Arti to Thorvaldsen (no date mentioned).
• Letter dated 8.1.1829 from Frederik Ferdinand Friis to Thorvaldsen (also mentions the date 3.9.1816).

Other references

• Thiele II, p. 303 (claims incorrectly that the date of the appointment is 12.9.1816).
• Related Article: Thorvaldsen’s Honorary Titles

Last updated 29.06.2016