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Du Pré Alexander

Erhvervede antagelig omkring 1827 Thorvaldsens replik af døbefonten til Brahetrolleborg Kirke (Døbefont, A555). Replikken var oprindelig af Thorvaldsen tiltænkt Island som en gave til minde om hans islandske aner. Se evt. referenceartikel om de tre marmorversioner af døbefonten.

Last updated 23.04.2008

Du Pré Alexander

Year of birth and death 1777-1839 Nationality Irish Occupation 2. jarl af Caledon

The Thorvaldsen Letter Archives is a data base situated at the Thorvaldsens Museum homepage. The Archives contain p.t. 7990 documents and letters from, to, and about the sculptor. The letters are provided with comments, indexes of persons and subjects, advanced searching possibilities etc. The letters are the primary source to our knowledge on the life and works of Bertel Thorvaldsen.