Sujet
Sir Julius Benedict, musical composer and conductor, 1881. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Sir Julius Benedict, musical composer and conductor, 1881. Born in Stuttgart, Benedict (1804-1885) came to London in 1835. He was conductor at several London opera houses, and of the Liverpool Philharmonic Society between 1876 and 1880. In 1850 he travelled to America as the accompanist for the singer Jenny Lind. Benedict composed symphonies and operas, the best known of which was 'The Lily of Killarney', which was first performed at Covent Garden in 1862. From Men of Mark: a gallery of contemporary portraits of men distinguished in the Senate, the Church, in science, literature and art, the army, navy, law, medicine, etc. Photographed from life by Lock and Whitfield, with brief biographical notices by Thompson Cooper. (Conducted by G. C. Whitfield.) (London, 1876-1883).
The Print Collector collection
Date
1881
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19C18_366
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
49,9Mo (1,1Mo) / 31,9cm x 39,3cm / 3762 x 4636 (300dpi)