Comment on Antagelig oktober 1810

This is most likely the carpenter and chief fire officer Jørgen West, a friend of Thorvaldsen’s youth, who kept, among other things, Thorvaldsen’s violins and flutes and a portfolio with copper engravings etc., see the previous note on “copper engravings and other things” for more about this.
A possible alternative might be the art collector, Councillor of State Hans West, who had become acquainted with Thorvaldsen in Rome earlier that year. However, no sources support the idea that West had kept things for Thorvaldsen, but in theory West may have borrowed some of Thorvaldsen’s things from Abildgaard. On Abildgaard’s death in 1809, these things would naturally have been returned to Thorvaldsen. However, Lund would probably have referred to him as councilor of state and not just Mr. West. In short, it is most likely to be Jørgen West.

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