[...] I confess that I thought himself the most interesting object and I had more curiosity to see the master than the gallery. He was walking about the room when we entered and received us with great politeness. He is a man of about 6 feet considerably advanced in years, of a calm benevolent aspect and a fine high brow. He wore a fur cap below which streamed a quantity of lank grey hair. His appearance was altogether peculiar but perfectly unaffected. [...]
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Andrew Jameson
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Januar 1834
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Andrew Jameson
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Dette uddrag stammer fra Jamesons dagbog, som også omtaler hans besøg i Thorvaldsens værksted og antagelig også en beskrivelse af Thorvaldsens lejlighed og Thorvaldsens arbejde med portrætbusten af den britiske forfatter Walter Scott. | |
Archival Reference | |
The Jameson Archive, Dunbar, East Lothian. | |
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Characterizations of Thorvaldsen |
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