18.6.1806

Sender

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Sender’s Location

Rom

Recipient

Nicolai Abildgaard

Recipient’s Location

København

Information on recipient

Ingen udskrift.

Dating based on

Dateringen fremgår ikke af brevudkastet, men fragmentet er højst sandsynlig udkast til brev af 18.6.1806.

Abstract

Draft letter dated 18.6.1806.

Document

Gode Hr Justitsraad^I

Rom d –

Jeg tager mig herved den Frihed at tilskrive Dem disse Par Linier og takke Dem inderlig for Deres Godhed imod min Fader^II, som jeg aldrig skal glemme at paaskiønne.

Oversættelse af dokument

Sir, Counsellor

Rome,

I hereby take the liberty to write these couple of lines to you and thank you sincerely for your kindness to my father, which I shall never forget to appreciate.

[Translated by Karen Husum]

General Comment

This fragment is only known from Thiele’s transcript. It is most likely a draft of the letter of 18.6.1806, in which Thorvaldsen also thanks Abildgaard for his consideration for Gotskalk Thorvaldsen.

Archival Reference

Thiele

Subjects

• Gotskalk Thorvaldsen's Admission at Vartov 1805
• Thorvaldsen's Parents

Persons

• Gotskalk Thorvaldsen

Commentaries

1. I.e. Abildgaard. The draft is undoubtedly intended for Abildgaard as Thorvaldsen here uses the form of address that he also used in his other letters to his teacher at the academy.

2. Thorvaldsen is referring to Abildgaard’s help in connection with Gotskalk Thorvaldsen’s admission to Vartov, which Abildgaard had mentioned in his previous letter of 19.10.1805. See also the related article herom.

Last updated 10.06.2015