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A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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Parish Alvars.
Muenzer [after Kriehuber, c.1842]
Steel engraving, sheet 240 x 180mm (9½ x 7"). Trimmed inside platemark; paper tone.
Elias Parish Alvars (1808-49), harpist and composer. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, Alvars travelled widely in continental Europe and beyond to Russia and Turkey, studying and performing. Finally returning to England in 1842 Alvars played to Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace but found the establishment unsympathetic to his pioneering of the harp as a solo instrument, and returned to continental Europe. There his work excited contemporaries such as Berlioz, Liszt and Mendelssohn, the latter being particularly helpful in Alvars' career. In 1847 he settled in Vienna, where he remained until his death. Appointed 'chamber musician' to the emperor, he was known in the city as the 'Paganini of the harp'. He is still regarded as one of the greatest harpists of all time, and a pioneer in not just playing but also composing for the instrument.
[Ref: 37953] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Muenzer [after Kriehuber, c.1842]
Steel engraving, sheet 240 x 180mm (9½ x 7"). Trimmed inside platemark; paper tone.
Elias Parish Alvars (1808-49), harpist and composer. Born in Teignmouth, Devon, Alvars travelled widely in continental Europe and beyond to Russia and Turkey, studying and performing. Finally returning to England in 1842 Alvars played to Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace but found the establishment unsympathetic to his pioneering of the harp as a solo instrument, and returned to continental Europe. There his work excited contemporaries such as Berlioz, Liszt and Mendelssohn, the latter being particularly helpful in Alvars' career. In 1847 he settled in Vienna, where he remained until his death. Appointed 'chamber musician' to the emperor, he was known in the city as the 'Paganini of the harp'. He is still regarded as one of the greatest harpists of all time, and a pioneer in not just playing but also composing for the instrument.
[Ref: 37953] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
![Marie Bayer-Bürck [facsimile signature].](jpegs/69321.jpg)
Marie Bayer-Bürck [facsimile signature].
Kriehuber 853.
Tinted lithograph with hand colour, on oval chine collé, with printed backing sheet. Backing sheet 450 x 300mm (17¾ x 11¾"). Repaired tear in title area. Slight hole bottom left. Damaged.
A three-quarter portrait of Austrian actress Marie Bayer-Bürck (1820-1910), who debuted aged only 15, acting in Prague, Hanover and Dresden. Her Shakespearean roles included Juliette, Cleopatra, Cordelia and Ophelia.
[Ref: 69321] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
Kriehuber 853.
Tinted lithograph with hand colour, on oval chine collé, with printed backing sheet. Backing sheet 450 x 300mm (17¾ x 11¾"). Repaired tear in title area. Slight hole bottom left. Damaged.
A three-quarter portrait of Austrian actress Marie Bayer-Bürck (1820-1910), who debuted aged only 15, acting in Prague, Hanover and Dresden. Her Shakespearean roles included Juliette, Cleopatra, Cordelia and Ophelia.
[Ref: 69321] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)
![[Nicolas-Charles Bochsa]](jpegs/33179.jpg)
[Nicolas-Charles Bochsa]
Kriehuber 1842. Gedr. bei Joh. Hofelich
Vienne chez Artaria & Comp.ie
Lithograph, rare, printed area 265 x 180mm (10½ x 7"). Uncut sheet of paper with large margins. Facsimile signature.
Robert Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789-1856), harpist and composer who led a colourful life. After becoming entangled in counterfeiting, fraud and forgery in France, Bochsa fled to London in 1817 and was convicted in his absence. In London, Bochsa helped found the Royal Academy of Music in 1821, but was forced to resign as the secretary of the Academy in 1826 when his criminal conviction became known. He worked as director of the Kings Theatre until causing another scandal in 1839 by eloping with Anna Bishop, wife of composer Henry Bishop. They travelled the world performing together. Bochsa was director of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples for two years, before travelling to Australia with Bishop. They arrived in Sydney at the time of the goldrush in December 1855, but only gave one concert before Bochsa died. Bishop organised an elaborate tomb for him in Camperdown Cemetery, Sydney.
For Bochsa's composition 'The Krakoviak' see ref. 21668. From the Morley Collection of Harp Music.
[Ref: 33179] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
Kriehuber 1842. Gedr. bei Joh. Hofelich
Vienne chez Artaria & Comp.ie
Lithograph, rare, printed area 265 x 180mm (10½ x 7"). Uncut sheet of paper with large margins. Facsimile signature.
Robert Nicolas-Charles Bochsa (1789-1856), harpist and composer who led a colourful life. After becoming entangled in counterfeiting, fraud and forgery in France, Bochsa fled to London in 1817 and was convicted in his absence. In London, Bochsa helped found the Royal Academy of Music in 1821, but was forced to resign as the secretary of the Academy in 1826 when his criminal conviction became known. He worked as director of the Kings Theatre until causing another scandal in 1839 by eloping with Anna Bishop, wife of composer Henry Bishop. They travelled the world performing together. Bochsa was director of the Teatro San Carlo in Naples for two years, before travelling to Australia with Bishop. They arrived in Sydney at the time of the goldrush in December 1855, but only gave one concert before Bochsa died. Bishop organised an elaborate tomb for him in Camperdown Cemetery, Sydney.
For Bochsa's composition 'The Krakoviak' see ref. 21668. From the Morley Collection of Harp Music.
[Ref: 33179] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)
![[Rachel Félix.]](jpegs/69322.jpg)
[Rachel Félix.]
Kriehuber 850.
Tinted lithograph with hand colour, on chine collé, with backing sheet. 430 x 320mm (17 x 12½"). Stains, backing sheet trimmed.
A three-quarter portrait of French actress Élisabeth Félix (1821-58), better known as 'Madame Rachel', wearing a toga. The daughter of a Jewish peddler and a Bohemian dealer in second-hand clothes, she began her career singing in the street, but took elocution and acting lessons, becoming a prominent figure in French society. Her lovers include Napoleon III and Jerome Bonaparte.
[Ref: 69322] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Kriehuber 850.
Tinted lithograph with hand colour, on chine collé, with backing sheet. 430 x 320mm (17 x 12½"). Stains, backing sheet trimmed.
A three-quarter portrait of French actress Élisabeth Félix (1821-58), better known as 'Madame Rachel', wearing a toga. The daughter of a Jewish peddler and a Bohemian dealer in second-hand clothes, she began her career singing in the street, but took elocution and acting lessons, becoming a prominent figure in French society. Her lovers include Napoleon III and Jerome Bonaparte.
[Ref: 69322] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![Amalie Haizinger [facsimile signature].](jpegs/69323.jpg)
Amalie Haizinger [facsimile signature].
Kriehuber 855. Ged. bei Jos. Stoufs in Wien.
Eigenthum d. Verlwers m. Vorbehalt d. geletzl. Schutzes gegen Nachdruck.
Tinted lithograph with hand colour, on chine collé, with publisher's stamp, and printed backing sheet. 475 x 325mm (18¾ x 12¾").
A three-quarter portrait of German actress and opera singer Amalie Haizinger (1800-84). She debuted aged 10 at the Karlsruhe Theatre and, after a career that took her to Paris, London and St. Petersburg, was still performing ''funny old lady'' roles at her death.
[Ref: 69323] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Kriehuber 855. Ged. bei Jos. Stoufs in Wien.
Eigenthum d. Verlwers m. Vorbehalt d. geletzl. Schutzes gegen Nachdruck.
Tinted lithograph with hand colour, on chine collé, with publisher's stamp, and printed backing sheet. 475 x 325mm (18¾ x 12¾").
A three-quarter portrait of German actress and opera singer Amalie Haizinger (1800-84). She debuted aged 10 at the Karlsruhe Theatre and, after a career that took her to Paris, London and St. Petersburg, was still performing ''funny old lady'' roles at her death.
[Ref: 69323] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Louise Neumann. K.K. Hofschaupielerin.
Kriehuber. Gedr. bei Joh. Höfelich.
Eignethum und Verlag von Pietro Machetti qm. Carlo in Wein. Kais. König. Hof-Kunst und Musikalienhandlunig.
Lithograph, printed on india. Sheet: 570 x 365mm (22½ x 14½"), with very large margins.
A half-length, seated portrait of Austrian actress Louise Neumann (1818-1905).
[Ref: 46494] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Kriehuber. Gedr. bei Joh. Höfelich.
Eignethum und Verlag von Pietro Machetti qm. Carlo in Wein. Kais. König. Hof-Kunst und Musikalienhandlunig.
Lithograph, printed on india. Sheet: 570 x 365mm (22½ x 14½"), with very large margins.
A half-length, seated portrait of Austrian actress Louise Neumann (1818-1905).
[Ref: 46494] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
![[Luise Neumann.]](jpegs/69324.jpg)
[Luise Neumann.]
Kriehuber 853.
Lithograph. Mounted over image, sight size (oval) 410 x 310mm (16 x 12¼"). Creasing.
A three-quarter portrait of German actress Luise Neumann (1818-1905), the daughter of actress Amalie Haizinger (1800-84). She debuted aged 16 at the Karlsruhe Theatre, but spent most of her career at the Burgtheater in Vienna. She left the stage in 1857, after her marriage to Karl Graf von Schönfeld.
[Ref: 69324] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Kriehuber 853.
Lithograph. Mounted over image, sight size (oval) 410 x 310mm (16 x 12¼"). Creasing.
A three-quarter portrait of German actress Luise Neumann (1818-1905), the daughter of actress Amalie Haizinger (1800-84). She debuted aged 16 at the Karlsruhe Theatre, but spent most of her career at the Burgtheater in Vienna. She left the stage in 1857, after her marriage to Karl Graf von Schönfeld.
[Ref: 69324] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
![Marie Seebach [facsimile signature].](jpegs/69325.jpg)
Marie Seebach [facsimile signature].
Kriehuber 855. Wein bei L.T. Newman.
Eigenthum d. Verlwers m. Vorbehalt d. geletzl. Schutzes gegen Nachdruck.
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 490 x 330mm (19¾ x 13"). Tears taped, time stained.
A three-quarter portrait of German actress Marie Seebach (1829-97), who established her reputation as Gretchen in Goethe's 'Faust' at the Thaliatheater in Hamburg. In In 1870-1 she toured 17 US cities, mostly performing 'Faust'.
[Ref: 69325] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Kriehuber 855. Wein bei L.T. Newman.
Eigenthum d. Verlwers m. Vorbehalt d. geletzl. Schutzes gegen Nachdruck.
Tinted lithograph with hand colour. Sheet 490 x 330mm (19¾ x 13"). Tears taped, time stained.
A three-quarter portrait of German actress Marie Seebach (1829-97), who established her reputation as Gretchen in Goethe's 'Faust' at the Thaliatheater in Hamburg. In In 1870-1 she toured 17 US cities, mostly performing 'Faust'.
[Ref: 69325] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Anna Zerr.
Kriehuber 847. Gebr. bei J. Höfelich.
[n.d., c.1847.]
Lithograph, printed on india. Printed area: 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼"), with very large margins.
A portrait of German soprano Anna Zerr (1822-1881) who made her debut in Paris in 1839 and played the Queen of the Night in the Royal Opera House in 1851.
[Ref: 46495] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Kriehuber 847. Gebr. bei J. Höfelich.
[n.d., c.1847.]
Lithograph, printed on india. Printed area: 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼"), with very large margins.
A portrait of German soprano Anna Zerr (1822-1881) who made her debut in Paris in 1839 and played the Queen of the Night in the Royal Opera House in 1851.
[Ref: 46495] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)