This print is respectfully dedicated to the American people. Portraits of Jenny Lind. Giovanni Bellitti, Jules Benedict – Antique Photo 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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This print is respectfully dedicated to the American people. Portraits of Jenny Lind. Giovanni Bellitti, Jules Benedict
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Jenny Lind, the Swedish soprano, is the central figure here, shown with the baritone Giovanni Bellitti and the composer and conductor Jules Benedict, both members of her touring company. Her American concerts, arranged by the showman P. T. Barnum, began in New York in September 1850 and drew huge crowds, so a print dated around that month would have captured the excitement of her arrival. The dedication to the American people reflects how eagerly the press and public embraced her. The attribution to the photographer Sarony comes from an unverified shelf card, so treat it with some caution.
| Created / published | c1850 Sept. 23. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print. |
| Notes | 533 U.S. Copyright Office. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card. Associated name on shelflist card: Sarony. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,121 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-109410 |
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