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Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Thorvaldsen's Residence

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31.1.1805

Nicolai Abildgaard

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Abildgaard discusses the payment for the transportation of the crates Thorvaldsen has sent to Cop...

15.6.1805

Kunstakademiet, København

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The Academy of Fine Arts announces that Thorvaldsen has been appointed professor of sculpture.

18.6.1805

C.F. Stanley

C.F.F. Stanley

Stanley Senior writes that Thorvaldsen has been appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts i...

19.10.1805

Nicolai Abildgaard

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Abildgaard is sympathetic to the idea that Thorvaldsen should remain in Rome for the time being b...

13.5.1812

Christian 8.

Slotsbygningskommissionen

The commentary for this document is not available at the moment.

6.2.1813

Slotsbygningskommissionen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

13.2.1813

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

20.11.1815

Peder Malling

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

2.12.1815

P.O. Brøndsted

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Brøndsted advises Thorvaldsen to return to Denmark, at least for a year. He encloses letters for ...

4.2.1816

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

6.2.1816

Slotsbygningskommissionen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

28.12.1816

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

23.1.1817

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

20.2.1817

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

26.2.1817

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

9.3.1817

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

24.8.1818

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

28.8.1818

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

9.12.1818

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

7.1.1819

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

8.11.1819

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

Christian Frederik has considered to interrupt his grand tour of Europe temporarily in order to g...

14.11.1819

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Christian Frederik complains that Thorvaldsen is in Copenhagen now that he himself will soon be i...

20.4.1820

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Frederik 6.

Thorvaldsen suggests a drastic restructuring and relocation of the Royal Collection of Paintings,...

25.5.1820

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Slotsbygningskommissionen

Thorvaldsen firmly declines the proposal of the Building Commission for Christiansborg Palace tha...

25.5.1820

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Slotsbygningskommissionen

Thorvaldsen’s copy of the letter dated 25.5.1820, see the comments there.

11.7.1820

Peder Horrebow Haste

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Haste regrets that he is unable to write a poem to express his love for Thorvaldsen, the man. He ...

28.12.1820

Christian 8.

Christian 8.

Visits Thorvaldsen, who gets the idea of enlarging his professorial residence at the Academy of F...

15.10.1822

Peder Malling

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

28.7.1826

Thorleifur Repp

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

7.2.1827

Bertel Thorvaldsen

C.F. Hansen

Thorvaldsen lists the works which will be ready to be sent to Denmark in the spring of 1827. Extr...

6.3.1830

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

30.3.1832

Christian 8.

Just Mathias Thiele

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

29.12.1832

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Christian (8.) Frederik Is pleased that Thorvaldsen intends to come to Copenhagen in the spring o...

12.1.1833

C.F. Hansen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Hansen hopes to see Thorvaldsen and his works for Christiansborg Palace and the Church of Our Lad...

26.2.1833

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The corvette Galathea will arrive at Leghorn around 1.7.1833, and Thorvaldsen is asked to have th...

29.3.1833

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Slotsbygningskommissionen

Thorvaldsen confirms receipt of the letter announcing that a naval vessel will arrive at Leghorn ...

29.3.1833

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Slotsbygningskommissionen

Draft of the letter dated 29.3.1833.

4.4.1833

Kunstakademiet, København

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Thorvaldsen has unanimously been elected director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, and ...

6.4.1833

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Christian 8.

An accident with the marble for the portrait statue of Caroline Amalie makes it impossible for Th...

27.4.1833

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Christian (8.) Frederik is looking forward to seeing Thorvaldsen again in Copenhagen in the autum...

16.5.1833

Bertel Thorvaldsen

C.F. Hansen

Thorvaldsen thanks Hansen for his letters in which he mentions the pleasure, expressed by many pe...

9.6.1833

Christian 8.

C.F. Hansen

Thorvaldsen should only send plaster casts to the Academy of Fine Arts and not works in marble un...

14.6.1833

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Kunstakademiet, København

Thorvaldsen is grateful for his appointment as director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen...

15.6.1833

C.F. Hansen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Hansen is pleased the Thorvaldsen is satisfied with his appointment as director of the Academy of...

8.10.1833

C.W. Eckersberg, Kunstakademiet, København, Just Mathias Thiele

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The corvette Galathea arrived in Copenhagen 20.9.1833. The crates with Thorvaldsen’s works have b...

29.11.1833

Just Mathias Thiele

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

18.1.1834

Just Mathias Thiele

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The three works that had been delivered to the Church of Our Lady even though they belonged to Th...

15.2.1834

Jonas Collin

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

31.3.1834 - 1.4.1834

Redaktørerne ved Kjøbenhavnsposten

Omnes

The commentary for this document is not available at the moment.

2.-3.4.1834

Redaktørerne ved Dagen

Omnes

The commentary for this document is not available at the moment.

23.11.1834

Christian 8.

Just Mathias Thiele

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

14.12.1834

Josias Feddersen

Jonas Collin

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

6.2.1835

Hermann Ernst Freund

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Elisa Paulsen’s dowry has been arranged through Jonas Collin. Among Thorvaldsen’s artworks transp...

13.8.1835

Jonas Collin

Frederik 6.

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

26.8.1835

Jonas Collin

Admiralitets- og Commissariats Collegiet

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

26.8.1835

Jonas Collin

Admiralitets- og Commissariats Collegiet

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

28.8.1835

Admiralitets- og Commissariats Collegiet

Frederik 6.

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

29.8.1835

Jonas Collin

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

2.10.1835

NN

Omnes

The commentary for this document is not available at the moment.

21.12.1835

Kunstakademiet, København

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

8.4.1836

Ludvig Bødtcher

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Bødtcher worries that Thorvaldsen has not received his latest letter, sent through the painter Al...

1837

Comitteen for Oprettelsen af Thorvaldsens Museum

Omnes

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

Primo 1837

N.L. Høyen

Omnes

The commentary to this document is not available at the moment.

14.3.1837

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

20.2.1838

Kunstakademiet, København

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

8.3.1838

Kunstforeningen af 1825

Omnes

The commentary for this document is not available at the moment.

10.6.1838

Christian 8.

Just Mathias Thiele

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

1.9.1838

J. P. Sivertsen

Kunstakademiet, København

Specification of furniture etc. for Thorvaldsen’s rooms at the Academy of Arts in Copenhagen.

25.9.1838

Redaktørerne ved Aftonbladet

Omnes

The commentary to this newspaper article is not available at the moment.

29.9.1838

Christian 8.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

11.10.1838

Christian 8.

Just Mathias Thiele

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

2.2.1839

Slotsbygningskommissionen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

18.3.1839

Kunstakademiet, København, Bertel Thorvaldsen

F.C. Krohn

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

30.8.1839

Christian 8.

Just Mathias Thiele

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

10.9.1839

Bertel Thorvaldsen

J.V. Gertner

A short letter about a disagreement between J.V. Gertner and Anton Melbye. Thorvaldsen understand...

January-June 1840

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 10th part of 60 in all.

January-June 1840

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 11th part of 60 in all.

13.2.1840

Christian 8.

Christian 8.

Christian VIII and Caroline Amalie visit Thorvaldsen’s workshop at 2 p.m. in order to see h...

28.10.1840

Just Mathias Thiele

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Thiele writes about H.W. Bissen’s appointment as professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Copenha...

26.11.1840

Christian 8.

Christian 8.

Visits Thorvaldsen’s workshop at Charlottenborg and sees the original plaster model, Christ...

1.9.1841

C.F. Wilckens

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Thorvaldsen’s valet reports to Thorvaldsen, who is in Rome, what is happening in Denmark. H...

Juni-oktober 1842

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 45th part of 60 in all.

7.6.1842

J.F. Schouw

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

October 1842

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 47th part of 60 in all.

30.10.1842

Hans Harder

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The landscape painter Harder is pleased that Thorvaldsen has returned to Denmark and asks him to ...

28.11.1842

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Christine Stampe

Thorvaldsen has arrived safely at Charlottenborg from Nysø.

13.12.1842

Christian 8.

Christian 8.

The commentary for this document is not available at the moment.

March-April 1843

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 50th part of 60 in all.

6.11.1843

Christian 8.

Christian 8.

The commentary for this document is not available at the moment.

March 1844

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 57th part of 60 in all.

2.4.1844

Louise Malling

Just Mathias Thiele

Before his death, Thorvaldsen has apparently selected a relief for Malling, Actaeon Torn by his D...

11.4.1844

H.C. Andersen

Henriette Wulff

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

3.6.1844

J.F. Schouw

Jonas Collin

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

23.11.1844

Frederik Christian Georg Muxoll

Eksekutorerne for Thorvaldsens bo

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

21.12.1844

Christine Stampe

Comitteen for Oprettelsen af Thorvaldsens Museum

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

27.12.1844

Eksekutorerne for Thorvaldsens bo

Christine Stampe

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

30.12.1844 - 3.1.1845

H.C. Andersen

Omnes

The commentary for this Thorvaldsen biography is not available at the moment.

1845

H.C. Andersen

Omnes

The commentary to this document is not available at the moment.

19.6.1845

Christian 8.

Christian 8.

Plays host to Friedrich Wilhelm IV, who, among other things, is shown several of Thorvaldsen’s wo...

14.7.1845

Hans Puggaard

Eksekutorerne for Thorvaldsens bo

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

12.2.1846

J.F. Schouw

Eksekutorerne for Thorvaldsens bo

The commentary for this letter is not available at the moment.

14.2.1846

Kunstakademiet, København

Eksekutorerne for Thorvaldsens bo

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