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Thorvaldsen's Children

See also: Thorvaldsen's Parents

Senest 22.7.1809

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Herman Schubart

Thorvaldsen apologizes for his long silence, blaming his poor ability to write letters. He has so...

13.1.1812

Caroline von Humboldt

Friederike Brun

Humboldt mentions Thorvaldsen’s illness in 1811 and the death of his little son. She fears ...

28.5., early 1820s

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Elisa has gone to Arriccia and hopes that Thorvaldsen will come soon.

Probably 29.8.1828

Maison Royale de S. Denys

Elisa Paulsen

Elisa Thorvaldsen’s report card from her French convent school.

2.9.1828

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Elisa Thorvaldsen writes that she has been given an exeat from her French convent school in Rome.

2.10.1828

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

14.10.1828

Maison Royale de S. Denys

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Bill for Elisa Thorvaldsen’s tuition, room and board at her French convent school in Rome.

3.12.1828

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

22.12.1828

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elise Thorvaldsen sends Christmas and New Year’s greetings to her parents.

26.12.1828

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends a poem and a purse as Christmas presents to her father.

31.1.1829

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

7.3.1829

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen assures her parents that she will work diligently in her French convent school.

2.4.1829

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

1.6.1829

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

From her French convent school, Elisa Thorvaldsen assures her parents of her gratitude and hopes ...

6.8.1829

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her father a poem to congratulate him on the occasion of his name day.

1.9.1829

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

4.10.1829

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

1.12.1829

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

21.12.1829

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

31.1.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

28.2.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her mother a report from her French convent school in Rome.

1.4.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen asks her mother to send her a dress that Thorvaldsen has promised her, probably...

2.5.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

29.5.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

4.7.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

28.7.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

8.8.1830

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Omnes

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

3.10.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

8.12.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elisa Thorvaldsen sends her report card from her French convent school in Rome.

22.12.1830

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen, Anna Maria Uhden

Elise Thorvaldsen sends Christmas and New Year’s greetings to her parents.

14.7.1831

Fritz Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

In spite of being ill, Paulsen writes to ease the pain he feels at the loss of the times he has r...

23.9.1831

Fritz Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Paulsen declares his love of Elisa to Thorvaldsen. He has almost recovered from his jaundice and ...

8.12.1831

Fritz Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Paulsen encloses a letter to Elisa, in which he writes that he is soon leaving Rome.

28.4.1832

Frederik 6.

Fritz Paulsen

The King congratulates Paulsen on his engagement to Elisa Thorvaldsen. He permits her to accompan...

1.6.1832

Redaktørerne ved Aarhus Stiftstidende

Omnes

Newspaper notice about Elisa Thorvaldsen’s engagement to Fritz Paulsen.

2.10.1832

Alessandro Valle

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Valle is acting leader of the diocese of Vicenza but has no authority to decide the matter of the...

17.10.1832

Fritz Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Paulsen is dismayed by Thorvaldsen’s suggestion that he can live with Elisa before their marriage...

24.10.1832

Fritz Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Paulsen thinks that, in spite of Thorvaldsen’s “principles”, he cannot be indifferent to public o...

24.11.1832

Fritz Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Paulsen blames Thorvaldsen that he has criticized him for having asked, during a meeting with the...

24.11.1832

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Charlotte Frederikke

Thorvaldsen thanks Charlotte Frederikke for his pleasant stay at Vicenza and for her motherly sol...

28.11.1832

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

An unhappy Elisa has no good news to report. She and Fritz Paulsen have got the church dispensati...

30.11.1832

Charlotte Frederikke

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Elisa Thorvaldsen suffers because the permission to her approaching marriage to Fritz Paulsen has...

1.1.1833

Fritz Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Paulsen writes that he and Elisa Thorvaldsen have been married at Laibach. After the wedding, the...

1.1.1833

Charlotte Frederikke

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The princess informs Thorvaldsen that his daughter, Elisa, has been married at Laibach. She is go...

15.1.1833

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Frederik 6.

Thorvaldsen asks permission to adopt his daughter Elisa so that she will obtain the same rights a...

12.3.1833

Danske Kancelli, Frederik 6.

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Frederik 6. grants Thorvaldsen permission to adopt his daughter Elisa so that she gets the same r...

21.2.1834

Redaktørerne ved Dagen

Omnes

On 1.1.1834, Elisa Paulsen gave birth to a son, who was baptized the following day in St. Peter’s...

17.6.1834

Charlotte Frederikke

Bertel Thorvaldsen

The Princess describes the problems she is having with Thorvaldsen’s son-in-law, Fritz Paulsen. H...

18.8.1835

Fritz Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

From the island of Ischia, Fritz Paulsen writes about their daily life with the sons Albert og Ca...

21.8.1836

Elisa Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Elisa Paulsen asks Thorvaldsen to look after Mrs. Fischer and Miss Harboe, who are coming to Rome...

17.9.1836

Fritz Paulsen

Bertel Thorvaldsen

Paulsen asks Thorvaldsen to certify to C.H. Donner that he intends to give his grandson Carl 6000...

1.3.1837

Wilhelm Marstrand

M. Raffenberg

Marstrand writes that Thorvaldsen will probably soon return to Denmark, and he praises his work. ...

1839 [1837]

A.F. Elmquist

Omnes

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

1840-41, 1842, 1844

Christine Stampe

Omnes

The script of Christine Stampe’s memoirs on Thorvaldsen. This is the 6th part of 60 in all.