The Rota anchors north west of Elsinore waiting for favourable currents and winds. Thorvaldsen attends a Danish-Swedish celebration in his honour on board the steamship Dronning Marie. Two songs for the sculptor are sung.

Primary sources

• Song dated 16.9.1838 by C.J. Boye.
• Song dated 16.9.1838 by Finnur Magnússon.
• Report dated 17.9.1838 in the Elsinore newspaper, Helsingør Avis.
• Report dated 17.9.1838 in the newspaper Dagen.
• Report dated 18.9.1838 in the newspaper Den Frisindede.
• Newspaper article dated 25.9.1838 in Post- och Inrikes Tidningar.
• Thiele IV, p. 3.

Other references

• Related Article: Transportation of Thorvaldsen’s Artworks to Copenhagen 1838

Last updated 18.09.2017