11.6.1835

Sender

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Sender’s Location

Rom

Recipient

Kunstakademiet, København

Recipient’s Location

København

Information on recipient

Tilskrift: Til Det Kongelige Akademie for de skjønne Kunster.
Udskrift: A Det Kongelige Akademie for de skjønne Kunster a Copenhague Danemarc par Hambourg.

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Af det Kongelige Akademies meget ærede Skrivelse af 27 April d.A:, erfarede jeg, at den til mine Kunstsagers Afhentelse til Livorno bestemte Fregat, efter allerhøjeste Ordre vilde kunde opholde sig sammested indtil Julii Maaned: men da jeg allerede tidligere er blevet underrettet om Fregattens Ankomsttid, har jeg sørget for at Kunstsagerne saa betimelig ere afgaaede fra Rom, at de omtrent ankomme til Livorno paa samme Tid som Fregatten og ville kunde bringes op i Skibet uden først at landsættes, hvorved saavel Udgifter spares, som og de mulige Uheld undviges, som Kassernes hyppigere Omflytning medfører. –
Jeg fremsender herved ærbødigst Fortegnelsen paa de i Kasserne indesluttede Kunstsager og beklager kun at jeg umulig selv kan være tilstæde i Kiøbenhavn ved sammes Aabning, da mit herværende uundgaaelig nødvendige Arbeide ikke tillader mig at benytte den skjønne Leilighed til Hjemreise med den Kongelige Fregat.
Imidlertid anbefaler jeg mine Arbeider til Akademiets velvillige Omhue, og haaber snart personlig at befinde mig i dets hædrende Midte

Rom d: 11^te. Junii 1835.

ærbødigste
Albert Thorvaldsen

Oversættelse af dokument

From the favour of April 27^th this year from the Royal Academy of Fine Art I learnt that the frigate intended for fetching my objects of art at Leghorn after royal orders will be able to stay at that place until the month of July: but as I already earlier have been informed about the time of arrival of the frigate I have seen to it that the objects of art have been sent from Rome in good time, so that they arrive at Leghorn almost at the same time as the frigate and they can be brought onto the ship without being disembarked first, so that expenses are saved and the possible accidents are avoided, which the frequent moving of the crates causes. –
Hereby I respectfully send the list of the objects of art packed in the crates and only regret that I cannot possibly be present in Copenhagen when they are opened, as my work here, inevitable and necessary will not permit me to make use of this beautiful opportunity to go home by the royal frigate.
In the meantime I recommend my works to the kind care of the Academy and I hope soon in person to be in its honourable midst

Rome, June 11^th 1835

respectfully,
Albert Thorvaldsen

[Translated by Karen Husum]

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Amanuensis

Ludvig Bødtcher

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