ID 1109026
Lot 226 | Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Estimate value
£ 4 000 – 6 000
Dr. Haydn's VI Original Canzonettas for the Voice with an Accompaniment for the Piano-Forte. London: for the Author & Sold by him at No.1 Bury Street, St James's, [c.1794].
Folio (321 x 236mm). Engraved title and 30 further pages of engraved music. Disbound. [With:] stipple-engraved portrait of Haydn (sheet size 46 x 115mm), c.19th-century. Provenance: Christie’s New York, 19 December 1986, lot 138.
First edition, signed by the composer, of a collection of English songs issued during Haydn’s celebrated second trip to London. The collection is dedicated to salonnière and poet Anne Hunter (1742-1821), who is chiefly remembered for writing the texts to at least nine of Haydn's 14 English songs.
| Artist: | Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) |
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| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Artist: | Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809) |
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| Place of origin: | United Kingdom |
| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |||||
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