Portrait of Valentin Eduard Becker

Weger, August (1823–1892)


Item type:
print
Date of creation:
1860
Height:
27.8 cm  (10 15/16 in.)
Width:
19.5 cm  (7 11/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
etching
Place of creation:
Leipzig

    Item location

  • Zdravko Blažeković, New York

  • Bibliothèque Nationale de France
    Département Musique[Museum inv. no.: Est. Becker V.E. 001]

Description

Portrait of the German composer and conductor Valentin Eduard Becker (1814-1890). He was celebrated as a composer in Würzburg of popular male choruses, and he also wrote several Masses and two operas (Die Bergknappen and Der Deserteur). The portrait was etched after a photograph, and issued by Baumgärtner's Buchhandlung.

People as subjects

Becker, Valentin Eduard (1814–1890) (Conductor portrait)

Iconclass

48C7
portrait of conductor

RIdIM images


Zdravko Blažeković, New York

Image URLs

image link 2
Bibliothèque nationale de France

RIdIM record id

5012