Print: "Jenny Lind, Giovani Belletti, and Jules Benedict"
Napoleon Sarony (created by)
Jenny Lind (associated with)
Giovani Belletti (associated with)
Julius Benedict (associated with)
Jenny Lind (associated with)
Giovani Belletti (associated with)
Julius Benedict (associated with)
1850 – 1851 (Date manufactured/created)
19.75 in H
X
16.25 in W
Lithograph print featuring portraits of Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, her accompanist Giovani Belletti, and composer/conductor Jules (Julius) Benedict. Their signatures appear below their portraits. The title at the bottom reads: "This Print is Respectfully Dedicated to to the American people by the Publisher, Napoleon Sarony."
It likely dates to 1850 or possibly early 1851, the time period when Lind was engaged by P. T. Barnum for a year-long concert tour. Through Barnum's advance promotion, the tour was an incredible success, with concert tickets readily sold out. Innumerable and diverse kinds of items were created by manufacturers and printers to honor and promote "The Swedish Nightingale," as Jenny Lind was popularly called. Pictures, household items, furniture, fashion items, and many sorts of souvenirs were in high demand by the adoring public.
This finely drawn lithograph is ornamental in design, and depicts Jenny Lind at the top center, framed on either side by classical male and female figures, one playing a lyre, the other a small harp. A tiger is poised near the man's feet. Above Lind, two cherubs hold a wreath of laurel leaves as if about to crown her. She wears a light color dress with a wide, low neckline and a deep bertha collar; a jeweled pin or brooch decorates the center front. The gown's waist features a deep point, and the skirt is very full. Lind sits with her hands folded in her lap, as she looks slightly upward toward the right. Her center-parted hair, puffed out near the cheeks, is accented with flowers on either side.
The bust-length portraits of Bellletti and Benedict show well-dressed gentlemen wearing suits with wide lapels with dark stocks (collar-like neckties). A cartouche framing the name of the sitter is below each portrait. Each portraits are framed with elegantly scrolled leaves and flowers in the rococo style, which emphasizes naturalistic elements in their most lush and beautiful form. The background of the print is a pale tan or bisque color., that adds brightness and a sense of depth to the black and white image. It was published by Napoleon Sarony, who was located at 117 Fulton Street in New York City.
Jenny Lind (October 6, 1820 - November 2, 1887) was a Swedish opera singer who became famous in Europe and North America. The exceptional quality of her soprano voice was recognized when she was young, and she received training at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. She reached high acclaim in Europe, and was especially popular with English audiences prior to her concert tour in North America in 1850-1851. Lind, previously unknown in the US, was heavily promoted by Barnum, creating an insatiable demand for both concert tickets and the many consumer products that were manufactured with her name or general likeness. "Lindmania" took hold of the popular imagination and continued for decades though Lind's time in America was relatively short. While in America, Lind married her accompanist, Otto Goldschmidt, who had replaced Benedict partway through the tour. The couple later settled in England and raised three children. Lind became a professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in London. She is buried at the Great Malvern Cemetery in Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
It likely dates to 1850 or possibly early 1851, the time period when Lind was engaged by P. T. Barnum for a year-long concert tour. Through Barnum's advance promotion, the tour was an incredible success, with concert tickets readily sold out. Innumerable and diverse kinds of items were created by manufacturers and printers to honor and promote "The Swedish Nightingale," as Jenny Lind was popularly called. Pictures, household items, furniture, fashion items, and many sorts of souvenirs were in high demand by the adoring public.
This finely drawn lithograph is ornamental in design, and depicts Jenny Lind at the top center, framed on either side by classical male and female figures, one playing a lyre, the other a small harp. A tiger is poised near the man's feet. Above Lind, two cherubs hold a wreath of laurel leaves as if about to crown her. She wears a light color dress with a wide, low neckline and a deep bertha collar; a jeweled pin or brooch decorates the center front. The gown's waist features a deep point, and the skirt is very full. Lind sits with her hands folded in her lap, as she looks slightly upward toward the right. Her center-parted hair, puffed out near the cheeks, is accented with flowers on either side.
The bust-length portraits of Bellletti and Benedict show well-dressed gentlemen wearing suits with wide lapels with dark stocks (collar-like neckties). A cartouche framing the name of the sitter is below each portrait. Each portraits are framed with elegantly scrolled leaves and flowers in the rococo style, which emphasizes naturalistic elements in their most lush and beautiful form. The background of the print is a pale tan or bisque color., that adds brightness and a sense of depth to the black and white image. It was published by Napoleon Sarony, who was located at 117 Fulton Street in New York City.
Jenny Lind (October 6, 1820 - November 2, 1887) was a Swedish opera singer who became famous in Europe and North America. The exceptional quality of her soprano voice was recognized when she was young, and she received training at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. She reached high acclaim in Europe, and was especially popular with English audiences prior to her concert tour in North America in 1850-1851. Lind, previously unknown in the US, was heavily promoted by Barnum, creating an insatiable demand for both concert tickets and the many consumer products that were manufactured with her name or general likeness. "Lindmania" took hold of the popular imagination and continued for decades though Lind's time in America was relatively short. While in America, Lind married her accompanist, Otto Goldschmidt, who had replaced Benedict partway through the tour. The couple later settled in England and raised three children. Lind became a professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in London. She is buried at the Great Malvern Cemetery in Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
T 2016.047.001