[RUBINSTEIN, Anton] Julius Cornelius SCHAARWÄCHTER (1847-1904)

Portrait of Anton Rubinstein, vintage albumen print
[Berlin, c. 1847], carte-de-visite format

Elegant portrait of the young Russian composer and prodigy

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[RUBINSTEIN, Anton] Julius Cornelius SCHAARWÄCHTER (1847-1904)

Portrait of Anton Rubinstein, vintage albumen print
[Berlin, c. 1847], carte-de-visite format (6 x 9,3 cm)
Mounted on cardboard (6,7 x 10,5 cm)
Some tiny spots, name of the composer written on verso
Photographer’s credit embossed on print (signature) as well as on verso

A rather uncommon and elegant portrait of young Anton Rubinstein


The piano prodigy appears very handsome, with an intense and pensive gaze

It was from 1844 that Anton, his mother and brother, Nikolai, moved to Berlin where he studied composition and theory with Siegfried Dehn. At this time he met Felix Mendelssohn and Giacomo Meyerbeer, who supported him.

Good overall condition