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Jenny Lind

Napoleon Sarony, 9 Mar 1821 - 9 Nov 1896

1850

Jenny Lind by Napoleon Sarony, 9 Mar 1821 - 9 Nov 1896

Medium

Print

Classification

Print

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Accession Number

NPG.81.95

Tags

Opera singerSopranoJenny Lind: FemalePhilanthropistPortrait

About this artwork

The American concert tour (1850–52) of “Swedish Nightingale” Jenny Lind spawned a huge market for merchandise associated with the celebrated singer. Among the most popular items were inexpensive portrait prints that could be framed and displayed in the homes of her many admirers. This lithograph reproduces a daguerreotype likeness of Lind created by the Root brothers—a portrait that also circulated in the form of copy daguerreotypes, such as the one included in this exhibition. Because d...

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