Portrait of Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)

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Portrait of Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)
Vigneron, Pierre Roch, 1789-1872
Physical Description

Lithograph : Ink on paper ; 16.6" x 11.4" ; 42.1 x 29 cm
Date

19th century
Summary

A half length view of the composer.
Depicted

Meyerbeer, Giacomo, 1791-1864
Subject

Composers; Nineteenth century
Genre

Portraits
Medium

Lithographs; Prints; Drawings
Accession Number
URL

https://www.lbi.org/artcatalog/record/245920

Biographical Information

Jakob Meyer Beer, better known as Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), was a composer, remembered mainly for his grand operas. In 1842 he became the director of the Berlin Opera.

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Citation

Vigneron, Pierre Roch, 1789-1872: Portrait of Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), Leo Baeck Institute Art and Objects Collection, 78.122.

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