The frigate Thetis departs from Leghorn bound for Copenhagen with Thorvaldsen’s works and belongings, but without Thorvaldsen himself.

Primary sources

• C.C. Zahrtmann: ‘Erindringer fra Fregatten Thetis’s Togt i 1842’, in: Nyt Archiv for Søvæsenet II, 1843, p. 281 (documents the date)
• Newspaper article dated 2.10.1842 in Kjøbenhavnsposten.
• M.K. Zahrtmann: Admiral C.C. Zahrtmann. En Mands og en Slægts Historie, Copenhagen 1927, p. 147-148.

Other references

• Rigmor Stampe (ed.): Baronesse Stampes Erindringer om Thorvaldsen, Copenhagen 1912, p. 208.
• Related Article: Transportation of Thorvaldsen’s Artworks to Copenhagen 1842
• Related Article: The Journey to Denmark, October 1842

Last updated 22.05.2025