1775 · Paris
by [GLUCK, Christoph Willibald 1714-1787]
Paris: chés Miger, 1775. Sheet size 284 x 204 mm.
The composer is depicted in a circular frame, one-third length, turned left, with head facing forward and eyes raised. He is dressed in a pleated coat, waist-length jacket, shirt, and cravat. The circular frame sits on a stone shelf and is adorned with a branch of laurel, with lettering below as follows: CHRISTOPHE GLUCK // De l'art d'aller au coeur par des accords touchants [letzter Buchstabe verdruckt] / Nul autre mieux que lui n'a montré la puissance, / Et de tous ses rivaux c'est le seul dont les chants / Ayent charmé son pays, l'Italie et la France."
Slight browning; minor abrasions primarily to margins with minor paper loss; some paper repairs. Scarce. (Inventory #: 40412)
The composer is depicted in a circular frame, one-third length, turned left, with head facing forward and eyes raised. He is dressed in a pleated coat, waist-length jacket, shirt, and cravat. The circular frame sits on a stone shelf and is adorned with a branch of laurel, with lettering below as follows: CHRISTOPHE GLUCK // De l'art d'aller au coeur par des accords touchants [letzter Buchstabe verdruckt] / Nul autre mieux que lui n'a montré la puissance, / Et de tous ses rivaux c'est le seul dont les chants / Ayent charmé son pays, l'Italie et la France."
Slight browning; minor abrasions primarily to margins with minor paper loss; some paper repairs. Scarce. (Inventory #: 40412)
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