Portrait engraving

by Augustin de Saint-Aubin 1736-1807 after Charles Nicolas Cochin fils 1715-1788 by Antonio Sacchini

$550 · Offered by J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians

108 x 112 mm. Bust-length. Slightly browned and foxed. A fine impression on wove paper. Kinsky 204.Sacchini was a leading figure in late 18th century opera. In 1770 Burney considered him one of the four greatest composers of Italy, along with Jommelli, Galuppi and Piccinni. ... A critic of the next generation, Giuseppe Carpani, hailed Sacchini as the world's greatest melodist. David DiChiera and Joyce Johnson Robinson in Grove

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