HDMS Thetis

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HDMS Thetis was a frigate of the Royal Danish Navy, which she served from 1842 to 1864. She is best known for being one of the ships that picked up some of the sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen's artworks and other belongings in Rome, some forty years after another Danish naval vessel by the same name had transported him the other way. In the meantime he had achieved international fame for his Neoclassical sculptures. Thorvaldsen, who had been back in Rome since September 1841, after moving back to Copenhagen in 1838, was also supposed to return with the ship. He did however, miss its departure by one day. The Royal Danish Navy's first music corps played its first performance on board the Thetis in 1857.

Thetis by Emanuel LarsenThetis by Emanuel Larsen
Fregatten Thetis og korvetten Flora på Tajofloden ved aftenbelysning, 1844Fregatten Thetis og korvetten Flora på Tajofloden ved aftenbelysning, 1844
Fra Orlogsværftet - ThetisFra Orlogsværftet - Thetis
Fregatten Thetis på beddingFregatten Thetis på bedding
Tuschlavering udført af C.F. Sørensen 1849Tuschlavering udført af C.F. Sørensen 1849
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    commonsimageThetis by Emanuel Larsen Commons
    commonsimageFregatten Thetis og korvetten Flora på Tajofloden ved aftenbelysning, 1844 Commons
    commonsimageFra Orlogsværftet - Thetis Commons
    commonsimageFregatten Thetis på bedding Commons
    commonsimageTuschlavering udført af C.F. Sørensen 1849 Commons