Tuba mirum spargens sonum...

Tuba mirum spargens sonum...

Item Information

Title:
Tuba mirum spargens sonum...
Title (alt.):
Tuba mirum spargens sonum
Description:
Berlioz, seen from behind with his head in profile turned to the left, is standing at his desk, conducting and directing the execution of his work. With his right hand lifted he holds the traditional stick. Around him are the four angels of the Apocalypse.
Artist:
Fantin-Latour, Henri, 1836-1904
Date:
1888
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Lithographs
Book illustrations
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904). Lithographs and Other Prints
Subjects:
Composers
Berlioz, Hector, 1803-1869
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Notes:
Title from catalogue raisonné.
Alternative title from item or material accompanying item.
Hédiard: H. 77
Additional information accompanying item: Executed as an illustration for "Hector Berlioz, sa vie et ses oeuvres," by Adolphe Jullien. 7 or 8 trial proofs. On the "papier de soie," besides the title, one reads "Les quatre petite orchestres de cuivre qui chantent aux quatre points cardinaux une romance à huit parties sur le Jugement dernier."
Notes (acquisition):
Gift; Albert H. Wiggin; 1949
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Hédiard, Germain. "Fantin-Latour : catalogue de l'oeuvre lithographique du maître, précédé d'une étude par Germain Hédiard et d'une notice sur Germain Hédiard par Léonce Bénédite." Librairie de l'art ancien et moderne, 1906, Paris.
Identifier:
17_10_000068
Barcode:
36666000202099