Comment on Efter 15.6.1807
Thorvaldsen is here referring to the two statues of Solon and Lycurgus, mentioned below, which Hansen had commissioned for the façade of the town hall and courthouse.
For reasons of economy, Hansen had asked Thorvaldsen to execute the two statues in travertine and not in marble. Here the sculptor merely “regrets” this, but in reality he was extremely dissatisfied with Hansen’s proposal. Thorvaldsen goes on to argue why Hansen’s proposal is bad, see more about this in the Commission for the Town Hall and Courthouse.
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