Richard Wagner

Carjat, Etienne (1828-1906)

Item type:

print

Height:

48.7 cm  (19 3/16 in.)

Width:

31.9 cm  (12 9/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

charcoal on beige paper with white highlights

Description

Cariacture shows full figure of Wagner with a gigantic head; he is holding a baton and he casts a shadow in the shape of a violin. The background includes a ship, a building (possibly the Festspielhaus, and rolled sheets of music labeled "Tannhauser" and "Lohengrin," a ship.

People as subjects

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883) (Composer portrait)

Musical works

Wagner, Richard -- Lohengrinillegible music notation
Wagner, Richard -- Tannhauserillegible music notation

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

405