8.5.1797

Sender Margrethe Ackermann, Gotskalk Thorvaldsen

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

Gotskalk Thorvaldsen is grateful for his son’s last letter and happy that he has arrived safely a...

11.3.1803

Sender Jørgen West

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

Jørgen West asks what to do about the bust of Tyge Rothe, A225, which is in the care of Nicolai A...

20.10.1805

Sender Gotskalk Thorvaldsen

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

Gotskalk Thorvaldsen takes leave of his son and apologizes for his last letter. He writes that he...

3.7.1810

Sender Bertel Thorvaldsen

Recipient Hans West

Thorvaldsen writes a receipt for payment of a self-portrait bust commissioned by Hans West, Berte...

7.7.1810

Sender Hans West

Recipient Christian 8.

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

18.7.1810

Sender Bertel Thorvaldsen

Recipient Hans West

Thorvaldsen writes a receipt for payment of a self-portrait bust commissioned by Hans West, Berte...

8.8.1810

Sender Friederike Brun

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

A list of the objects that Friederike Brun leaves in storage with Thorvaldsen.

26.10.1810

Sender Hans West

Recipient C.F. Høyer, Bertel Thorvaldsen

West tells Thorvaldsen and Høyer about his journey from Rome to Florence. The letter deals primar...

5.3.1811

Sender Hans West

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

This cutting is from a newspaper describes Hans West’s art collection in Copenhagen as a meeting ...

20.11.1816

Sender Hans Carl Knudtzon

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

Knudtzon reminisces about his journey to Rome and hopes to see Thorvaldsen the following year dur...

19.7.1818

Sender Giovanni Battista Sommariva

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

Sommariva has heard that the lapidary Girometti is working on his portrait in cameo. He deeply re...

1.12.1822

Sender Cecilia Tantini

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

Cecilia Tantini writes to convey Conrad Rantzau’s request to send his portrait bust, cf. A211, to...

17.4.1823

Sender Friedrich Bluhme

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

Friedrich Bluhme has tried in vain to see Thorvaldsen personally and therefore writes on Tantini’...

31.8.1826

Sender Bertel Thorvaldsen

Recipient Luigi Sommariva

Thorvaldsen responds to Sommariva’s letter of complaint regarding his father Giovanni Battista So...

31.8.1826

Sender Bertel Thorvaldsen

Recipient Luigi Sommariva

Thorvaldsen explains that G.B. Sommariva wanted to be portrayed at full length together with Thor...

8.6.1830

Sender Peder Horrebow Haste

Recipient Just Mathias Thiele

Haste replies to a letter from Thiele requesting information about Thorvaldsen. He states that hi...

25.9.1831

Sender H.C. Andersen

Recipient H.C. Andersen

Andersen has seen a portrait of Thorvaldsen in Milan.

7.5.1833

Sender Friederike Brun

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

Brun is suffering, she has no hope of recovery and wants to die, but she looks forward to seeing ...

5.10.1833

Sender H.C. Andersen

Recipient H.C. Andersen

Andersen visits the cemetery Campo Santo in Pisa, where he sees Thorvaldsen’s relief Monument to ...

June 1839

Sender Christine Stampe

Recipient Omnes

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

July-September 1839

Sender Christine Stampe

Recipient Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 7th part of 60 in all.

28.10.1840

Sender Just Mathias Thiele

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

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

16.3.1843

Sender J.S. Møsting, Ordenskapitlet, København

Recipient Bertel Thorvaldsen

The College of Arms urges Thorvaldsen to send his device and a drawing of his coat of arms.

20.6.1844

Sender J.F. Schouw

Recipient Just Mathias Thiele

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

1.4.1845

Sender Gustav Edvard Brock

Recipient Eksekutorerne for Thorvaldsens bo

Brock sends the list of the objects in Thorvaldsen’s estate that Christine Stampe lays clai...