Antagelig 1843

Sender

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Sender’s Location

Antagelig København

Recipient

Jeanina Stampe

Recipient’s Location

Nysø

Information on recipient

Ingen udskrift.

Dating based on

Dette brev er udateret, og dateringen er foreløbig. Men brevet er et svar på Jeanina Stampes brev, der antagelig stammer fra 1843.

Abstract

Thorvaldsen thanks ten-year-old, “sweet little” Jeanina for her letter.

Document

Min lille søde Jeanina
Du har ret glædet mig med dit Brev^I, og ved at høre at du nu er vel pas nu godt paa at Du ikke faaer Din Hostere igen og saa skal din gamle Kjereste komme, og takke Dig fordie Du ikke kunde nenne at være vred paa mig. Lev vel

Din
albert Thorvaldsen

Til
Den søde Jeanina

Oversættelse af dokument

My little sweet Jeanina,
You have really pleased me with your letter and by hearing that you are now well. Take care that your cough shall not return, so your old sweetheart shall come and thank you because you did not have the heart to be angry with me. Take care

Your
Albert Thorvaldsen

To
The sweet Jeanina

[Translated by Karen Husum]

General Comment

This is an answer to Jeanina Stampe’s letter of antagelig 1843 to Thorvaldsen. There also exists a draft of this letter.

Document Type

Archival Reference

Thiele

Other references

• Rigmor Stampe (ed.): Baronesse Stampes Erindringer om Thorvaldsen, København 1912, p. 234 (faksimile af brevet).

Subjects

• On Familiar Terms with Thorvaldsen
• Nysø

Commentaries

1. Cf. letter of probably 1843 from Jeanina Stampe to Thorvaldsen.

Last updated 23.01.2019