Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012625Gioachino Antonio Rossini
by Nadar
About the Artwork
Rossini (1792–1868) is best known for the 39 operas he completed before his 39th birthday, including The Barber of Seville, Othello, and William Tell. An ardent gourmet who inspired dishes served to this day, his love of food is hinted at in this image by Nadar, one of the early and most successful portrait photographers. Nadar was obsessed with photographing (and selling portraits of) the celebrities of his time whether they be actors, politicians, or composers.
Inscriptions
Imprinted in black ink on recto, lower right: "Photo Parisienne/[illegible] des Italiens"; Written in pencil on verso: "Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868/Grand Compositeur Italien (le Barbier de Seville)/ref Lewya Histoire de la Photographie"; Written in pencil on verso: "#5048"
Provenance
?-2021: Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg, Scarsdale, NY June 7, 2021: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
France in the Time of Manet and Morisot. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 10-August 23, 2026).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Nadar (French, 1820–1910)
- Date
- 1856
- Medium
- salt print mounted on card
- Dimensions
- Image: 24.4 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.); Paper: 47.3 x 31.2 cm (18 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Gift of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg
- Accession no.
- 2021.66
More by Nadar in museum collections
Open-access museum record · AT-00012625
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