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A model of the statue was commissioned by Carl Jacobsen in 1908 to mark the 100th anniversary of Zoëga's death the following year. He confirmed the commission in a letter dated 25 October 1908.Dear Mr. Brandstrup,
As a confirmation of our conversation yesterday, I hereby request you to create a model of a Zoëga Statue. The figure has to be seated and will be installed as a match of the Carstens Statue outside the Glyptoteque, turning its back at Langebro. Due to the light, the head must under no circumstances look right but either straight or to the left. The price of the model is DKK 500.
Yours sincerely
Carl Jacobsen
The model has to be completed no later than 1 February 1909. This is a condition sine qua non!The mentioned "Carstens statue" is Theobald Stein's statue of Asmus Jacob Carstens on the other side of the building (facing Niels Brocks Gade). The Zoëga statue was cast in bronze in Lauritz Rasmussen's Bronze Foundry. The monument was unveiled in 1911.
sine qua non Asmus Jacob Carstens Lauritz Rasmussen DKK Theobald Stein Langebro Carl Jacobsen Bronze Lauritz Rasmussen's Bronze Foundry