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Étienne Carjat — Gioachino Antonio Rossini (Italian composer, 1792-1868)

Étienne Carjat

Gioachino Antonio Rossini (Italian composer, 1792-1868)

1862

Legendary composer Gioachino Rossini appears in one of Carjat's most distinguished portraits, captured near the end of his life with the dignity befitting his monumental contributions to opera.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 3

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Étienne Carjat, Gioachino Antonio Rossini (Italian composer, 1792-1868), 1862

Legendary composer Gioachino Rossini appears in one of Carjat's most distinguished portraits, captured near the end of his life with the dignity befitting his monumental contributions to opera.

Medium
Woodburytype, from the periodical “Galerie Contemporaine Littéraire, Artistique” (1876), volume 3
Year
1862
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

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Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, French, Documentary, Photograph, Composer, Historical, Woodburytype, Portrait, Modern

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art