Beethoven Gallery

Ludwig van Beethoven - studied from the death mask i.e. life

Ludwig van Beethoven - studied from the death mask i.e. life mask. Photograph of bust statue by Hugo Hagen, based on life mask by Franz Klein done in 1812. (Source: Identified as based on life mask by ME Whitehurst, 2010). Date c1892

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Beethoven, Composer, Death, Life, Ludwig, Mask, Music, Studied, Van

For the Honour of London, Punch cartoon

For the Honour of London. Shade of Beethoven (Father of Modern Symphonic Music) to Sir Henry Wood: This is indeed tragic, but I cannot believe that this rich city, once so generous to me will fail to find us a permanent home. Date: 1927

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1920s, 1927, Beethoven, Cartoon, Ghost, Ghosts, Hall, Henry, Honour, London, May19, Music, Performance, Proms, Punch, Queens, Shade, Sir, Wood

Beethoven, a play by Rene Fauchois

Beethoven, a play by Rene Fauchois, freely adapted by Louis N Parker, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the title role. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, London, January 1909. Front and back of a four-page flyer for the revival (one week only), in January 1910. At the end of the play, with Beethoven blind and wretched, nine young female performers advance from the wings to console him - they represent his nine symphonies. Date: 1909-1910

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