Nicolaus Esterházy commissions Dancing Girl, cf. A178 and Cupid Triumphant, cf. A22, in marble.

Primary sources

• Draft letter from Thorvaldsen to Nicolaus Esterházy in the spring 1817.
• Letter from Nicolaus Esterházy to Thorvaldsen in the spring 1817.
• Letter of 2.10.1817 from Nicolaus Esterházy to Thorvaldsen.
• Workshop account for Dancing Girl dated 17.7.1819-5.1.1822.
• Workshop account for Cupid Triumphant dated 17.3.1821-26.12.1822.
• Thiele II, p. 320-321.1

Other references

• Related article: Lost Works by Thorvaldsen.
• Related Article: Floor Collapse in Thorvaldsen’s Workshop

Last updated 06.11.2017