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Ludwig van Beethoven
H. Leidel after the bust of Franz Klein from the year 1812. Inscribed On the back of the pedestal: "GUSS H. LEIDEL. COLOGNE"1900
Beethoven-House Bonn
Bonn, Germany
This is probably how Beethoven looked at the age of 41. The Viennese sculptor Franz Klein shows Beethoven quite naturally, with pockmarks, wrinkles and the swellings under the eyes. Even the deep scar on his chin looks very lifelike.
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- Title: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Creator: H. Leidel after the bust of Franz Klein from the year 1812. Inscribed On the back of the pedestal: "GUSS H. LEIDEL. COLOGNE"
- Date Created: 1900
- Location: Cologne
- Type: Bust
- Rights: © Beethoven-Haus Bonn. All rights reserved.
- External Link: Find more information about this object in the Beethoven-Haus' Digital Archive
- Medium: Bronze casting
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