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Frederik VI, A191

Jakob Faurvig

Thorvaldsens Museum

Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770-1844

Frederik VI

Production Date
No earlier than January 8, 1820
Type of Work / Object
Sculpture > Bust > Portrait Bust

Location
- Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > Room 21
Inventory Number
A191

Catalogue Number
A191
Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Motif / Theme

Human > Man > Frederik 6.

Additional Catalogue Information

- Material
  Plaster
- Technique
  Cast
Version / Edition
Plaster Cast

Dimension

Height 71.2 cm

Art Form / Craft
Sculpture

Culture / Period European > Modernity (1800 - 1914)
Art Movement / Style
- Neoclassicism
Skabelsessted
Denmark > Copenhagen

Commissioner
- Christian 8.
Commission Date
November 14, 1819

Owner
- Thorvaldsens Museum
- Acquisition Mode
  Bequest from Bertel Thorvaldsen
- Acquisition Date
  March 24, 1844

Permalink
https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/A191

Exhibition History

Face to Face. Thorvaldsen and Portraiture, Thorvaldsens Museum, March 8, 2020 - December 30, 2020

Sources / Literature