Title

'Gazing At Its Covers Through the Lattice Doors of the Cupboard', (1907). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Gazing At Its Covers Through the Lattice Doors of the Cupboard', (1907). The ten-year-old Bach looking at sheet music locked away by his older brother: 'For several days past he had spent hours in his brother's absence gazing at its covers through the lattice doors of the cupboard, and feasting his eyes upon the names of the musicians which were written on the back in bold letters in Christoph's hand.' An episode from the life of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). From "Story-Lives of Great Musicians", by F.J. Rowbotham. [Wells Gardner, Darton & Co. Ltd, London, 1907]

Date

1907

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19F35_133

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

63,2Mb (2,2Mb) / 17,4in x 14,1in / 5220 x 4229 (300dpi)

Keywords

Germany people male boy boys child children music German arts country locked musician books location century composer bookshelf bookcase classical music sheet music 17th century B W 1900s 20th century seventeenth century The Print Collector child prodigy Johann Sebastian Bach Unknown Bach Johann Sebastian FJ Rowbotham Rowbotham Frances Jameson Rowbotham Frances Jameson F.J. Rowbotham FJ F.J. Wells Gardner Darton and Co Darton and Co Ltd Darton and Company Dar