15.2.1840

Sender

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Sender’s Location

København

Recipient

Slotsbygningskommissionen

Recipient’s Location

København

Information on recipient

Tilskrift: Til Den Kongelige Slotsbygnings Commission.

Dating based on

Dateringen fremgår af brevet.

Abstract

Thorvaldsen asks for 500 species [1,000 rix-dollars] as partial payment for the works that he is executing for Christiansborg Palace.

Document

Til nogle nu forefaldende UdgifterI behøver jeg en Sum af 500 Specier. Jeg tager mig derfor den Frihed at anmode Den Kongelige Commission om, at anvise mig denne Sum i Afdrag paa hvad der vil tilkomme mig for de ArbeiderII, jeg har paataget mig at levere til Christiansborg Slot.

Kiøbenhavn, d. 15 Febr 1840 ærbødigst
Albert Thorvaldsen

Oversættelse af dokument

For some expenses, which have now occurred, I need a sum of 500 Species. Therefore I take the liberty of soliciting the royal Building Commission for Christiansborg Palace to assign me this sum on account of what I will be entitled to for the works I have taken on to deliver for Christiansborg Palace.

Copenhagen, February 15th 1840 Faithfully,
Albert Thorvaldsen


[Translated by Karen Husum]

General Comment

The Building Commission for Christiansborg Palace has marked the letter: “J. Litr D No 301. Assigned 20’ Febr. 1840”

Archival Reference

Rigsarkivet, Rentekammeret, Slotsbygningskommissionen, Sager vedr. Thorvaldsen og Dalhoff, A. Thorvaldsen sager.

Thiele

Ikke omtalt hos Thiele.

Subjects

Commentaries

  1. These expenses have not been identified.

  2. Cf. the article Commission for Christiansborg.

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