Comment on 28.7.1805
In 1804 Thorvaldsen had got official permission from the Danish state to stay in Rome indefinitely, see the related article A Free Man. Thorvaldsen’s Continuance in Rome.
As appears below, he was still, at the moment of writing this letter, planning to return to Denmark some time.
Thus Thorvaldsen answered the question Abildgaard had asked in his previous letter of 31.1.1805.
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