Auguste Blanchard (1819-1898)
Charles Gounod. About 1852. Copper engraved with etching and burin after the painting by Édouard Dubufe. 330 x 390. Engraved names of the artists and title. Beveled, the corners rounded. Small traces of oxidation.
Édouard Dubufe, author of the painting, was the brother-in-law of his model Charles Gounod. His wife was Juliette Zimmermann (1819-1855), second daughter of the piano teacher Pierre Zimmermann, whose sister Anna married the composer in 1852.
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