J.C. Dahl
Dresden
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Rom
Dateringen fremgår af brevet.
Dahl sends a greeting through Johan Christian Fick and promises Thorvaldsen a painting.
Dresden d. 11 Augusti 1824 | Deres Ven |
I.C. Dahl
GlæmIII ei min BysteIV!
jeg skal giøre GiengiældV saa go[d]t jeg kan.
Dresden August 11th 1824 | Your friend |
I.C. Dahl
Do not forget my bust!
I shall repay you as well as I am able to.
[Translated by Karen Husum]
The letter is written on a small cut sheet of paper, measuring 9×6,5 cm.
J.C. Dahl, maj 1821, inv.nr. A229 | |
Indsejlingen til København, 1830, inv.nr. B187 |
Last updated 13.11.2017
I.e. the Danish commissioner of public sales, Counseller Johan Christian Fick.
I.e. the Danish archaeologist and philologist P.O. Brøndsted.
Dvs. Glem.
I.e. Thorvaldsen’s marble version of Dahl’s bust, cf. A229. Today, the marble version is at Bergen Art Museum. The bust was a gift from Thorvaldsen to Dahl, who did not thank him until his letter dated 26.10.1830.
Cf. Else Kai Sass: Thorvaldsens Portrætbuster, Copenhagen 1963-65, vol. II, p. 62.
In his letter dated 28.8.1821, Dahl promised Thorvaldsen a landscape painting in return for his pains over my bust.