9.9.1840 - The Thorvaldsens Museum Archives


	No. 8610 of 10319

No. 8610 of 10319

Sender	Date	Recipient
Bertel Thorvaldsen [+] Sender’s Location København	9.9.1840 [+] Dating based on Dateringen fremgår af brevet.	Christine Stampe [+] Recipient’s Location Nysø
Abstract At the request of Christian VIII, Thorvaldsen has decided to spend the winter in Denmark, thus postponing his journey to Rome.

Sender

Date

Recipient

Bertel Thorvaldsen [+]

Sender’s Location

København

9.9.1840 [+]

Dating based on

Dateringen fremgår af brevet.

Christine Stampe [+]

Recipient’s Location

Nysø

Abstract

At the request of Christian VIII, Thorvaldsen has decided to spend the winter in Denmark, thus postponing his journey to Rome.

Kjøbenhavn d 9 Septb: 1840

Kiære Christina!

Jeg kommer nu fra Comedie, og finder Brev fra Kongen dateret den 7 Septb: Pløen, hvori han siger at han ønsker at see mig paa Sorgenfri, hvor han vil være den 3 Ogtober og den 2 Octbr: at besøge Nysøe, paa en af Dise Steder haaber at see mig Han vil ikke at jeg skal Reise paa denne Aarestid saa bliver jeg her i Vinter, jeg skriver disse par Linier og beder min Gamle Motter at være God [...]

Copenhagen, September 9^th 1840

Dear Christina!

I just come from a play and find a letter from the King dated Plön, September 7^th in which he says that he wishes to see me at Sorgenfri where he will be October 3^rd and will visit Nysoe October 2^nd; he hopes to see me at one of these places. He does not want me to travel at this time of the year, so I shall stay here this winter; I write these few lines and ask my dear old Mum to be good […]

[Translated by Karen Husum]

General Comment
The letter has been abbreviated. It is not known by whom or when. According to Stampe, op.cit., Christian 8. had written the letter dated 7.9.1840 to Thorvaldsen at the suggestion of Christine Stampe. In the letter, Thorvaldsen is asked to stay in Denmark and postpone his approaching journey to Italy. Stampe had understood that the sculptor preferred not to go, but that he needed a royal command in order to convince himself that it was reasonable to remain in Denmark. As this letter shows, Thorvaldsen complied with the King’s request and did not leave for Italy until the following year, 25.5.1841.
Archival Reference
Håndskriftafdelingen, Det Kongelige Bibliotek, NKS 1732, Fol
Document Type
Document, autograph
Thiele
Ikke omtalt hos Thiele.
Other references
Rigmor Stampe (ed.): Baronesse Stampes Erindringer om Thorvaldsen, København 1912, p. 75-76.
Subjects
Christian 8.’s visit at Nysø 3.10.1840 · Nysø · Journey to Rome, May-September 1841 · Thorvaldsen and Danish Kingship
Persons
Christian 8.

General Comment

The letter has been abbreviated. It is not known by whom or when.

According to Stampe, op.cit., Christian 8. had written the letter dated 7.9.1840 to Thorvaldsen at the suggestion of Christine Stampe. In the letter, Thorvaldsen is asked to stay in Denmark and postpone his approaching journey to Italy. Stampe had understood that the sculptor preferred not to go, but that he needed a royal command in order to convince himself that it was reasonable to remain in Denmark. As this letter shows, Thorvaldsen complied with the King’s request and did not leave for Italy until the following year, 25.5.1841.

Archival Reference

Håndskriftafdelingen, Det Kongelige Bibliotek, NKS 1732, Fol

Document Type

Document, autograph

Thiele

Ikke omtalt hos Thiele.

Other references

Rigmor Stampe (ed.): Baronesse Stampes Erindringer om Thorvaldsen, København 1912, p. 75-76.

Subjects

Christian 8.’s visit at Nysø 3.10.1840 · Nysø · Journey to Rome, May-September 1841 · Thorvaldsen and Danish Kingship

Persons

Christian 8.