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Ernst Schimmelmann

Schimmelmann var en af de mest indflydelsesrige statsmænd i Danmark i årene omkring 1800. Han var gift 2. gang med Thorvaldsen-mæcenen, Charlotte Schimmelmann.
Han var 1784-1831 meddirektør i Fonden ad usus publicos, der i 1804 gav Thorvaldsen en “Gratification” på 300 rigsdaler.

Last updated 02.05.2008

Ernst Schimmelmann

Full name Ernst Heinrich Schimmelmann Year of birth and death 1747-1831 Nationality German Occupation Greve, statsminister, finansminister m.m.

Representation in the Letter Archives

To Thorvaldsen	1 Letter

Mentioned in	11 Letters

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.