Bach, Albert K.Livre Rare Book
BACH, Johann Sebastian 1685-1750Biblio.com
19th century portrait painting in oils on canvas. Unsigned
réf. 41483Germany 19th century. The composer is depicted wearing a wig a coat with buttons on the right hand side a vest and white blouse his head turned slightly left. 610 x 510 mm. Slightly worn; edges frayed; 8 small holes ranging in size from 3 to 50 mm; the name "Pryor" in blue pencil in large script to verso of canvas possibly indicating a previous owner. Canvas nailed to old original stretcher. A comparison to images reproduced in Neumann: Bilddokumente zur Lebensgeschichte Johann Sebastian Bachs p. 32 B 35 and 36 suggests that the present rather crude portrait may be based on an early 19th century print such as either the 1802 Leipzig engraving by Friedrich Wilhelm Bollinger or the 1842 Zwickau engraving by Johann Gottlob Henschke. "The most important member of the family his genius combined outstanding performing musicianship with supreme creative powers in which forceful and original inventiveness technical mastery and intellectual control are perfectly balanced." Christoph Wolff and Walter Emery in Grove Music Online. unknown
