Back to 1804

Beginning of 1804 - April 1804

A.P. Bernstorff, A209.

Primary sources

  • Letter dated 12.11.1803 from Schubart to Thorvaldsen (refers to the commission).
  • Draft letter dated ca 1.2.1804 from Thorvaldsen to Schubart (Thorvaldsen models the bust).
  • Draft letter dated medio april 1804 from Thorvaldsen to Schubart (the model is finished, and probably cast in plaster).

Other references

  • Else Kai Sass: Thorvaldsens Portrætbuster, Copenhagen 1963-65, Vol. I, p. 36, 37, 40, 42, 43, 45-51.

Last updated 22.08.2014