TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893), Russian composer. Cabinet photograph signed ("P. Tchaikovski  19 June 1890"), by A. Pasetti of St. Petersburg (imprint on mount, elaborate backstamp on verso), n.d. [ca.1890].
TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893), Russian composer. Cabinet photograph signed ("P. Tchaikovski 19 June 1890"), by A. Pasetti of St. Petersburg (imprint on mount, elaborate backstamp on verso), n.d. [ca.1890].

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TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Il'yich (1840-1893), Russian composer. Cabinet photograph signed ("P. Tchaikovski 19 June 1890"), by A. Pasetti of St. Petersburg (imprint on mount, elaborate backstamp on verso), n.d. [ca.1890].

6½ x 4¼ in., including mount, very minor abrasion to blank lower margin, overall in excellent condition. Double-matted (so backstamp is visible) and double glazed in a hardwood frame. Signed in dark ink in the lower right-hand portion of the image.

A fine, sepia-toned oval image of the great Russian composer, photographed at the height of his success. An international musical figure, in May 1891 he conducted at the official opening ceremonies for Carnegie Hall in New York.

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