“Ah! zut, alors, si ta soeur est malade”
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The elements of this scene, which seems as incongruous as a dream:
Bars of music marked “Furioso”
A laurel wreath
Pianist Sigismond Thalberg (†1871) kneeling at a prie-Dieu (the top of which is a keyboard upon which he is playing)
A speaking black goose
“Ah! zut, alors, si ta soeur est malade” can be translated as “Ah! for goodness’ sake, then, if your sister is unwell”
Postcard from the Collection of the Blogger
Galeries Haussmann, Paris
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Poster from the Collection of the Blogger |
Paul Louchet, “Fontainebleau”
Karl Fichot, "Le Phare électrique de la Tour Eiffel"
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From the Collection of the Blogger |
Oscar Garvens, Caricature of Eugen d’Albert (Undated)
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Postcard from the Collection of the Blogger |
"Kukryniksy," Caricature of Van Cliburn (1958)
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Postcard from the Collection of the Blogger |
"Francis Planté – Souvenir de Cap-Breton. – 1905"
Photograph by A. Moreau (Cap-Breton)
From the Collection of the Blogger
The Cathedral, Florence (Circa 1890)
“Firenze. La Cattedrale [Santa Maria del Fiore],
Visto in Panorama dal Palazzo Vecchio.”
Photochrome from the Collection of the Blogger
"Napoli dal Vomero" (1870s)
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Photograph from the Collection of the Blogger |