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2.9.1803

Georg Zoëga

Herman Schubart

Because of illness, Thorvaldsen has had to have the bas-relief Briseis and Achilles cast before h...

2.7.1804

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart asks Thorvaldsen to let him know when he is coming to Montenero, where he can stay and w...

Efter 2.7. og antagelig før 9.7.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Herman Schubart

Thorvaldsen thanks Schubart for his letter and tells him that he hopes to see him at Montenero th...

Efter 9. og før 16.7.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

J.L. Lund

Thorvaldsen is happy that J.L. Lund has had his grant prolonged so that he can stay in Rome for a...

Efter 16.7. og senest 6.8.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

J.L. Lund

Thorvaldsen asks Lund to take care of his studio while he is gone. He thanks him for having assis...

Primo august 1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

C.F. Hansen

Thorvaldsen thanks Hansen for his invitation to contribute to the decoration of Christiansborg. H...

6.8.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Nicolai Abildgaard

Thorvaldsen informs Abildgaard that he has been seriously ill. He asks Abildgaard’s permission to...

6.8.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Anna Maria Uhden

Thorvaldsen apologizes for not having written before since he has been busy travelling. He has ar...

6.8.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Anna Maria Uhden

Thorvaldsen writes to Anna Maria Uhden. The letter has been damaged, but its content seems clear ...

6.8.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Nicolai Abildgaard

Second draft of a letter: Thorvaldsen informs Abildgaard that he has been seriously ill. He asks ...

6.8.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Nicolai Abildgaard

Second draft of a letter: Thorvaldsen tells Abildgaard that he is going to Carrara with Herman Sc...

12.8.1804

Laurits Engelstoft

Rasmus Nyerup

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

24.9.1804

Herman Schubart

C.F.F. Stanley

Thorvaldsen is at Montenero, and Schubart writes enthusiastically about The Dance of the Muses on...

27.10.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Herman Schubart

Fragment of a draft letter. Thorvaldsen thanks the Schubarts.

2.11.1804

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart reports that Thorvaldsen’s portrait busts of himself and Jacqueline Schubart, A718...

26.11.1804

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart wants to know if Thorvaldsen will accept the commission of Baptismal Font, cf. A555,1. B...

30.11.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Herman Schubart

Thorvaldsen apologizes for his late reply and informs Schubart that he is finishing Bacchus, A2. ...

7.12.1804

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Herman Schubart

Thorvaldsen apologizes for his late answer to Schubart’s letter. He thanks him for the comm...

4.3.1805

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart writes that Charlotte Schimmelmann is satisfied with Thorvaldsen’s sketch of Bapti...

10.5.1805

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart writes that The Dance of the Muses on Helicon, cf. A705, and the portrait busts of himse...

10.6.1805

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart forwards the freight bill concerning The Dance of the Muses on Helicon, cf. A705, and th...

1.7.1805

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart has read in a newspaper that Thorvaldsen has been appointed professor at the Academy of ...

19.7.1805

Herman Schubart

C.F.F. Stanley

Schubart thanks Stanley for his letter and asks him to tell Thorvaldsen that he will soon receive...

8.8.1805

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart is extremely pleased that Thorvaldsen is coming to Montenero after all, thanks to Conrad...

Medio august 1805

Conrad Rantzau

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Rantzau tells Thorvaldsen that he has sent a bill of exchange for 300 piastres to Rome through Zo...

24.8.1805

C.F.F. Stanley

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Stanley has received a letter from the mayor of Copenhagen concerning Gotskalk Thorvaldsen’...

24.8.1805

Filippo Mazzei

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Filippo Mazzei writes to Thorvaldsen, whom he has not been able to meet in Rome, in order to invi...

31.8.1805

J.L. Lund

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Lund has heard that Thorvaldsen is working on the relief The Baptism of Christ, possibly A736, du...

Efter 21.9.1805

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Herman Schubart

Fragment of a draft letter: Thorvaldsen has arrived in Rome, he mentions Caspar Bartholin and C.F...

30.9.1805

Herman Schubart

C.F.F. Stanley

Schubart apologizes for not having written for a long time. Stanley is welcome to send him his le...

30.9.1805

Herman Schubart

Georg Zoëga

Schubart is pleased to hear that Thorvaldsen – who is now in Rome – enjoyed being with him at Mon...

14.2.1806

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart writes that, on behalf of the American government, Thomas Hall requests Thorvaldsen to e...

9.6.1806

Johann Carl Rössler

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Rössler writes from Pisa, where he has met Baron Schubart. He urges Thorvaldsen to leave Rome and...

8.8.1806

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Herman Schubart

Thorvaldsen apologizes for not having been in contact with regard to the commission for a monumen...

15.8.1806

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart urges Thorvaldsen to come to Montenero. He is pleased that the busts of Herman Schubart,...

9.1.1807

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart summarizes to Thorvaldsen their mutual financial status and tells him to inform him if h...

30.1.1807

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Herman Schubart

Thorvaldsen thanks Schubart for a bill of exchange. He has had financial problems because the war...

9.3.1807

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart is pleased that Thorvaldsen has received commissions from Denmark. He is going to ask Ch...

29.4.1807

Laurits Engelstoft

Bertel Thorvaldsen

On behalf of Marcus Gerhard Rosencrone, Engelstoft asks Thorvaldsen to execute a portrait bust in...

5.6.1807

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart invites Thorvaldsen to come to Montenero and suggests a trip to Carrara.

31.7.1807

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart urges Thorvaldsen to come to Montenero, Florence and Carrara.

2.10.1807

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart urges Thorvaldsen to come to Montenero.

3.6.1808

Herman Schubart

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Schubart invites Thorvaldsen to travel to Montenero, hopefully in the company of Ernst Gottlob Ma...

20.8.1808

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Herman Schubart

Thorvaldsen cannot come to Montenero because he is waiting for a final answer regarding a commiss...

9.9.1808

J.L. Lund

Carl Anton Graff

Greetings and reports from mainly the Danish-German art society in Rome.

4.12.1808

C.F. Høyer

Nicolai Abildgaard

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

26.5.1810

Johan Georg Wahl

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Wahl gives a cheerful description of his journey to Montenero via Pisa. His health has improved a...

Antagelig 30.8.1810

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Anna Maria Uhden

Thorvaldsen has arrived safely at Montenero, but the journey took a long time due to bad weather....

4.9.1810

J.L. Lund

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Lund’s travel experiences on his return to Denmark after eight years in Rome. He asks Thorv...

18.4.1812

Henrik Vilhelm Lundbye

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Lundbye writes to Thorvaldsen from Leghorn. He brings news about Danish friends there and regrets...

21.6.1813

Christian Daniel Rauch

Caroline von Humboldt

Thorvaldsen has praised Rauch’s sepulchral monument to Queen Luise. He is not feeling well ...

4.7.1813

Christian Daniel Rauch

Caroline von Humboldt

Rauch is helped by Thorvaldsen’s assistants in the execution of his monument to Queen Luise. Thor...

6.7.1813

P.O. Brøndsted

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Brøndsted has been on a short trip to Leghorn to get some money. He has visited Montenero and ask...

27.7.1813

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Anna Maria Uhden

Thorvaldsen writes that he has arrived safely at Montenero. Since it is St. Anne’s Day, he though...

Januar 1815

Friederike Brun

Omnes

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

June 1839

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 2nd part of 60 in all.

August 1841

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 30th part of 60 in all.

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.