Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, preserved in this historic print. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827
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A German composer appears in this c1909 print, which the record describes as a possible reproduction of a painting, though the original artist is not named. Beethoven, born in Bonn in 1770, reshaped European music over a career that produced nine symphonies, late string quartets, and the opera *Fidelio*, all while his hearing was failing. Reproductions of painted portraits were common in print during this period, so the image says as much about how Beethoven was remembered by 1909 as about how he looked in life.
| Created / published | c1909. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | Repro. of painting?. No copyright renewal. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,110 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152607 |
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