Debut in London of Nicolo Paganini (1784 - 1840), Italian Violinist
Drawing
1831 (made), 1831 (published)
1831 (made), 1831 (published)
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Paganini is depicted in an oval, playing his violin. Behind him are the orchestra. Underneath the oval, to each side there is a small sketch of Paganini, to the left is an image of him bowing, to the right is an animated image of him playing his violin. On blue paper.
Object details
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| Title | Debut in London of Nicolo Paganini (1784 - 1840), Italian Violinist (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil heightened with white |
| Brief description | Pencil drawing by Daniel Maclise depicting the debut of Nicolo Paganini at the Opera House in London. Great Britain, 1831. |
| Physical description | Paganini is depicted in an oval, playing his violin. Behind him are the orchestra. Underneath the oval, to each side there is a small sketch of Paganini, to the left is an image of him bowing, to the right is an animated image of him playing his violin. On blue paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The Debut of Paginini / Harmonies & Seul Corde / Sketched at Opera House (Inscribed at bottom of sheet.) |
| Credit line | Forster Bequest |
| Object history | A lithograph after this drawing by Maclise, published by William Spooner, 12 July 1831, is in the National Portrait Gallery. Paganini made his debut at the King's Theatre, London, also known as the Opera House, 3 June 1831. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Peter Murray, ed. Daniel Maclise, 1806-1870. Romancing the Past Cork: Crawford Art Gallery: Gandon Editions, 2008. ISBN: 978 0948037 665. |
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| Accession number | F.81 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2008 |
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