Bertel Thorvaldsen
Rom
Slotsbygningskommissionen
København
Tilskrift: Til Den høje Slotsbygnings.Commission i Kiøbenhavn
Dateringen fremgår af brevet.
Thorvaldsen confirms receipt of the letter announcing that a naval vessel will arrive at Leghorn around July 1833 in order to transport his artworks to Copenhagen. Besides the artworks mentioned in an earlier letter, there will be a few other, unfinished works in marble that Thorvaldsen intends to finish in Copenhagen; he would like them to be taken to his studio at the Academy of Fine Arts. His own journey to Copenhagen will “doubtless” start shortly after the departure of the ship from Leghorn.
Af den høje Slotsbygnings-Commission har jeg imodtaget en meget æret Skrivelse af 22de Febr: d:A:I hvoraf jeg erfarer, at det til Konstarbeideres AfhentningII bestemte Krigsskib kan ventes til Livorno i Løbet af Sommeren og sandsynlig i Julii Maaned. Ved min Skrivelse af 24de. Novbr: f:A:III har jeg ærbødigst underrettet den høje Commission, om de Arbeider, som jeg saaledes hjemsender, og hvis betimelige Afsendelse fra Rom jeg skal drage Omsorg for. Jeg har derfor kun at erindre, at jeg foruden de i mit sidste Brev værende Konstsager, agter med samme Leilighed at hjemsende enkelte andre Arbeider i Marmor, hvilke jeg ønsker at give den sidste Fuldendelse under mit Ophold i Kiøbenhavn. Det vilde saaledes være mig kjært, hvis disse Arbeider ved Skibets Ankomst til Hjemmet, maatte blive hensatte i det for mig i Kiøbenhavn bestemte StudieIV. Selv haaber jeg i det tidlige Efteraar at gjensee DanmarkV da min Afreise fra Rom udenfor al Tvivl vil indtræffe kort Tid efter at det Kongelige Skib er afgaaet fra Livorno.
Rom d. 29 Martii 1833
allerærbødigst
Albert Thorvaldsen
From the high Building Commission for Christiansborg Palace I have received a favour of February 22nd this year, in which I am informed that the warship intended for fetching the works of art may be expected at Leghorn during the summer and probably in July. By my letter of November 24th last year, I have respectfully informed the high Building Commission about the works, which I send home in this way and the timely dispatch of which from Rome I shall take care. I only have to remind you that besides the works of art mentioned in my last letter I intend to send home on the same occasion a few other works in marble, which I want to give the final finish during my stay in Copenhagen. Therefore, I should be glad if these works at the ship’s arrival home, could be placed in the studio in Copenhagen which is meant for me. I myself hope to see Denmark again in early autumn, as my departure from Rome doubtless will take place shortly after the royal ship has left Leghorn.
Rome, March 29th 1833
Most respectfully,
Albert Thorvaldsen
[Translated by Karen Husum]
There exists a draft of this letter. There are minor differences between the draft and the final version.
On the letter, the secretary of the Building Commission for Christiansborg Palace has written: “Generalconsul Ulrich and Etr. Thorvaldsen answ. 7 May 1833”.
Ludvig Bødtcher
Last updated 25.04.2017
Cf. letter dated 22.2.1833 from the Building Commission for Christiansborg Palace to Thorvaldsen.
Cf. the article Transportation of Thorvaldsen’s Artworks 1833.
Cf. letter dated 24.11.1832 from Thorvaldsen to the Building Commission for Christiansbrog Palace.
Cf. the article Thorvaldsen’s Residence, studio and museum in the Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen.
Thorvaldsen planned to return to Copenhagen in the autumn of 1832, but the return was postponed several times and not begun until 5.8.1838. See documents regarding the subject Cancelled Journeys to Denmark.