• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Caroline

• Production Date

  1823 - No later than May 10, 1825

• Type of Work / Object

  Sculpture > Bust > Portrait Bust

• Location

  • Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > Room 18

• Inventory Number

  A857

• Catalogue Number

  A857

• Catalogue Level / Collection

  Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Explanation

• Princess Caroline’s (1793-1881) low-cut Empire dress is drawn in beneath the breast by a belt, the fastener of which is decorated with medallions representing her parents. The princess, who was the living image of her father (Frederik VI), was at the age of 36 married to her cousin, the Hereditary Prince Ferdinand. Thorvaldsen has succeeded in giving the not particularly beautiful princess’s face a pompous framework.

Motif / Theme

• Human > Woman > Caroline

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