I still have his letter, where he writes that he

had just seen my things at the Norwegian

exhibition in Copenhagen, and about these he writes:

"Your exhibition in Copenhagen was excellent and

interested me greatly. – I consider You

and Solberg as the most Significant among our Young [painters]." –

Thaúlow wrote further, that he wished for

me to have the Thaúlow prize, which he established

himself, and that he had written to Christiania [Oslo] and

made his recommendation to the committee, that I should

receive the said stipend – and he added in his letter that

I could count on receiving it. –

In the meantime Thaúlow died, and no

consideration was given to his wish at the immediately

ensuing awarding of the Thaúlow prize, which

the young Christiania painters distributed among themselves.

My lungs are at present in a poor state and I

am not in any condition to work outdoors – I have also,

as You can understand, been very offended by

these rumours about my "private life" – they have

not only robbed me of all my desire to work, but

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