Bertel Thorvaldsen
København
Eksekutorerne for Thorvaldsens bo, Omnes
København
Tilskrift: DrExecutores af min sidste Villie Cfdrd. Collin, Justitsraad Thiele, Professor / Clausen og Professor Schouw.
Ingen udskrift.
Dateringsbegrundelsen er under udarbejdelse.
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Jeg har i disse Dage i de offentlige BladeI læst en Bekiendtgiørelse fra Borgerrepræsentationen, hvilken har giort ret høist ubehageligt Indtryk paa mig og som mere end noget andet kan paaskynde min Afreise fra mit ellers saa kiære Fødehjem. Jeg skyer Strid og Trætte, som ere uforeenlige med den Sindsroe, jeg som Kunstner behøver og i mit Livs Aften trænger til, og jeg afholder mig derfor helst fra al umiddelbar Deeltagelse i denne Sag; men jeg kan for mine venner ikke tilbageholde den Yttring, at ligesom det har smertet mig at erfare de uforskyldte Ubehageligheder, som paadrages den talentfulde Bygmester, saaledes har det krænket mig, at man vil drage Mænd, som af Kiærlighed til min Kunst og mig have været de første og vigtigste Drivfiedre til at faae Museet tilveiebragt, til pecuniairt Ansvar for mulige Bygningsfeil.
Dengang jeg i mit Gavebrev af 5 Decbr 1838 skrev, at jeg forbeholdt mig dersom Det skulde møde Vanskeligheder at faae Museet istand, at forandre min Disposition over den Deel af mine Kunstsager, som er i Rom, ahnede jeg mindst, at jeg skulde møde Krænkelse af den Natur og fra den Kant, men derfor er det ogsaa vist, at saadanne Begivenheder høre til de Vanskeligheder, fortriinsviis kunde bestemme mig til paa anden Maade at anvende hine tilbageblivende Deel. –
Dem mine Herrer, som jeg har udnævnt som Executores af mit Gavebrev og Testament, beder jeg at modtage denne min Erklæring og benytte den efter Behag. –
Jeg finder mig i øvrigt foranlediget til at gientage hvad jeg forhen har bestemt, at de Summer, som til Committeen ere indbetalt for mine Værker, Christus og Apostlene, saa velsom hvad der fremdeles paa denne Maade maatte ligesaalidt som hvad der ellers af min Formue kunde blive bestemt for Museet anvendes til Bygningsarbeidet, men skal alene bruges til de indvendige Indretninger og til Museets Forøgelse med Konstsager
Dhr Executores af min sidste Villie Cfdd. Collin, Justitsraad Thiele, Professor Clausen og Professor Schouw. –
Khvn. d. 10 august 1840.
Concepten forelagt Thorvaldsen, som dermed var tilfreds og var villig til at underskrive samme
In the public papers I have these day read a notice from the city council, which has made a rather unpleasant impression on me, and which more than anything else may hasten my departure from my otherwise dear native soil. I shun discord and quarrels, which are incompatible with the calm I need as an artist and which I need now late in life, therefore I prefer to avoid direct participation in this matter. But to my friends I cannot suppress the remark that, just as it has grieved me to learn about the undeserved troubles inflicted on the talented builder, I have been offended that these people want to call to account for possible faults on the building men, who for love of my art and me have been the first and foremost movers in establishing the museum.
When in my deed of gift of December 5th 1838 I wrote that, if there might be difficulties in establishing the museum I reserved the right to change my disposition on the part of my objects of art, which are in Rome, I least of all thought that I would meet offence of this kind and from that quarter, but that is why it is certain that such developments belong to the difficulties, which especially might make me decide to use the remaining part differently. –
I ask you, gentlemen, whom I have nominated executors of my deed of gift and will to accept this statement and make use of it at pleasure. –
Besides I take occasion to repeat what I have stipulated earlier, namely that the sums, which have accrued to the committee, for my works Christ and the Apostles as well as what still in this way accrue to the foundation of the museum must not be used for building work no more than what otherwise of my fortune might be intended for the museum, but it may only be used for the interior arrangements and to increase the objects of art for the museum.
Gentlemen executors of my last will Konferensråd Collin, Counsellor Thiele, professor Clausen, and professor Schouw.-
Copenhagen, August 10th 1840.
The draft was placed before Thorvaldsen, who was satisfied and willing to sign it.
[Translated by Karen Husum]
Dette udkast er helt og holdent skrevet af J.F. Schouw.
J.F. Schouw
Last updated 09.07.2019
Dvs. i Berlingske Tidende 8.8.1840.