Description
In addition to the work of Wagner, Fantin was influenced by other great operas composed during his lifetime. In this lithograph a muse inscribes the names of composers whose music most inspired Fantin' s lithographs. The trumpeting figure above the scroll symbolizes fame.
Accession Number
44047
Medium
Lithograph in black with scraping on stone on cream laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 45.7 × 32.2 cm (18 × 12 11/16 in.); Sheet: 69.5 × 52.4 cm (27 3/8 × 20 11/16 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Credit Line
The Charles Deering Collection
