. Thorvaldsen :his life and works : illustrated by two reproductions from steel engravings by F. Gaillard, and thirty-five of the master's compositions, drawn by F. Gaillard and engraved on wood by Carbonneau . nd was heard, save the tollingof the funeral knell from the towers of all the churches, andthe chanting of choirs stationed in the belfries. From the windows, women cast flowers before the coffin,borne by fortj artists. As soon as the cortege approachedthe Frue Kirke, the king in person, accompanied by theprince royal, advanced to meet it at the entrance of thechurch. There, in the pres
. Thorvaldsen :his life and works : illustrated by two reproductions from steel engravings by F. Gaillard, and thirty-five of the master's compositions, drawn by F. Gaillard and engraved on wood by Carbonneau . nd was heard, save the tollingof the funeral knell from the towers of all the churches, andthe chanting of choirs stationed in the belfries. From the windows, women cast flowers before the coffin,borne by fortj artists. As soon as the cortege approachedthe Frue Kirke, the king in person, accompanied by theprince royal, advanced to meet it at the entrance of thechurch. There, in the presence of Thorvaldsens religiousworks, was celebrated the funeral service. The prior of thecathedral, the Rev. Herr Tryde, preached a sermon; andafter the ceremonj^ the crowd dispersed slowly and felt that the whole nation had met with a grievousloss. The remains of the illustrious sculptor rested nearly fouryears in a chapel of the Frue Kirke, awaiting the completionof the interior of the museum; and it was not until Sept. 6,1848, that the body was laid in the vault, in the centre of theThorvaldsen Museum. There, amid the rich collection ofthe masters works, repose to-day his mortal M !<: R C U K \ PART II. WORKS or THORVALDSEK
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