Pernille Klemp
Pernille Klemp
Type of Work / Object
Jewelry > Ring > Finger Ring
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Location
Inventory Number
N190
Catalogue Number
N190Catalogue Level / Collection
Thorvaldsen's Collections > Thorvaldseniana (N)
Explanation
- This snake-shaped ring was worn by Thorvaldsen for more than 20 years up to his death in 1844. Among the places where the ring is to be seen are Thorvaldsen’s self-portrait statue from 1839 and the painted portraits of Thorvaldsen made by C.W. Eckersberg (1820) and Horace Vernet (1833). The ring dates back to Antiquity, and when Thorvaldsen acquired it is not quite clear. However, he was probably presented with it in Rome, at the latest in 1814/15, by Queen Caroline of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Baroness Christine Stampe, who was Thorvaldsen’s good friend during his last years in Copenhagen from 1838 to 1844, had the ring copied, and one such copy was presented to the painter Horace Vernet himself.
Dimension
- Diameter 1.8 cm
Art Form / Craft
Jewelry / Goldsmith Art / Silversmith Art
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Acquisition Mode
Donated by Baronesse Stampe, née BardenflethAcquisition Date
December 13, 1890