20.1.1838

Sender

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Sender’s Location

Rom

Information on sender

Rødt laksegl præget med signet med teksten: “Alberto”.
Poststemplet: “T.T. HAMBURG / 6. Febr. 38.”, samt utydeligt rundt stempel.

Recipient

Jonas Collin

Recipient’s Location

København

Information on recipient

Udskrift: H^r Conferentsraad Collin / Commandeur af Dannebrog p: p: / a / Kopenhagen / Danemarca.

Dating based on

Dateringen fremgår af brevet.

Abstract

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

Document

Beste Ven

Til Svar paa Deres kjære Brev fra d. 23.^d Decb: glæder det mig at kunne lade Dem vide, – hvad der dog sandsynligvis allerede er Dem bekjendt, – at Kongen allernaadigst har besluttet, i Begyndelsen af denne Sommer at sende en Fregat til Livorno for at modtage Kunstsager herfra. – Det er mig saa meget desto behageligere, da jeg saaledes ikke behøver at indsende den med Deres Skrivelse følgende Ansøgning.

Da imidlertid nu et Skib bliver beordret hertil, skal jeg naturligvis søge at gjøre den best mulige Anvendelse af det, og har jeg allerede pakket en Del og er fremdeles beskjæftiget dermed. – Jeg haaber tillige at Kongen ikke vil have noget derimod, naar ogsaa jeg for mig selv benytter denne herlige Leilighed til min endelige Hiemreise, i hvilken Anledning jeg ogsaa har skrevet til Prinds Christian; jeg venter at De beste Ven vil have den Godhed at underrette mig derom, samt om det kunde være mig tilladt at medtage En eller Anden.

Afskriften af mit Testament skal jeg sende Dem kjære H^r Conferentsraad, i min næste Skrivelse; thi dette mit Svar har alrede forsinket sig noget, saa jeg ikke gierne vil opholde det endnu længere.

Det hører med til mine kjæreste Forestillinger at jeg snart skal være istand til, i Kjøbenhavn, mundtligen at takke Dem kjære Ven for alle Deres Venskabsbeviser.

Jeg beder at formelde min venskabeligste Hilsen til Deres kjære Familie og selv være forsikkret om at jeg stedse forbliver Deres

Oversættelse af dokument

My friend,

As an answer to your kind letter of December 23^rd it pleases me to be able to let you know that the King most graciously has decided to send a frigate to Leghorn at the beginning of this summer to receive objects of art from here – which you probably already know. – It is the more pleasant to me as I then need not send in the application enclosed in your letter.

As a ship now has been directed here, I shall of course seek to make the best possible use of it, and I have already packed up a great deal and am still occupied with it. – I also hope that the King will have nothing against my making use of this great opportunity for my final home journey, in connection with which I have also written to Prince Christian; I expect that you, my friend, will be so kind as to inform me of this, and whether I might be allowed to bring with me somebody.

In my next letter, dear Konferensråd, I shall send the copy of my will, for this answer is already somewhat delayed, and I do not want to keep it any longer.

It belongs to my most cherished conceptions that, in Copenhagen I shall soon, be able to thank you verbally, my friend, for all your proofs of friendship.

I bed you to convey my kindest regards to your dear family and be assured that I am ever Yours

[Translated by Karen Husum]

General Comment

Dette brev eller dele af det blev optrykt i Dansk Kunstblad, 3. Bd., nr. 1, 17.2.1838.

Document Type

Amanuensis

Ditlev Blunck

Archival Reference

Thiele

Other references

• Frederik Barfod: Thorvaldsensk Album, København 1844, p. 183.

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