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Completed October 1831

Ludwig 1.’s version of Adonis, cf. A53, marble, Neue Pinakothek, Munich is finished. The statue was commissioned autumn 1808.

Primary sources

  • Letter dated 14.10.1831 from Thorvaldsen to Ludwig 1., (the statue is ready for shipment).

Other references

  • Thiele III, p. 428, 431, 449.

Last updated 12.12.2018