Comment on 31.1.1805
I.e. to give Thorvaldsen the possibility to live and work at the Academy of Fine Arts, a privilege that went with the title of professor. Already at this time, Abildgaard apparently intended to have Thorvaldsen appointed professor at the Academy, which actually happened some months later, 6.5.1805.
When the official appointment as professor of sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts followed 7.6.1805, Abildgaard succeeded in reserving Weidenhaupt’s residence and studio in preparation for Thorvaldsen’s impending return, see letter dated 15.6.1805 from the Academy of Fine Arts to Thorvaldsen.
Incidentially, this arrangement aroused some animosity among the artists at the Academy, see letter dated 18.6.1805 from C.F. Stanley to C.F.F. Stanley and Thiele II, p. 41.
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