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Description

Deutsch: Ludwig van Beethoven

Date

1854

Source

Zweihundert Bildnisse und Lebensabrisse berühmter deutscher Männer, 3rd ed., Leipzig 1870, editor Ludwig Bechstein (Google Books );
already present in first edition (1854): Google Books

Author

Emil Eugen Sachse (1828–1887)
Alternative names	Emil Eugen Sachsse, Emil Sachsse, Emil Eugen Sachße, Emil Sachße
Description	German painter, drawer and illustrator Monogram: convoluted ES
Date of birth/death	23 January 1828	27 November 1887
Location of birth/death	Dresden	Plauen
Work period	1843–1887
Work location	Dresden, Plauen
Authority file	: Q30302522 VIAF: 40554609 ISNI: 0000000046432483 LCCN: no2008095610 GND: 133085171 SUDOC: 181262045 WorldCat

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references

Bildindex der Kunst und Architektur, object 30110808

Also compare 1st edition: Zweihundert deutsche Männer in Bildnissen und Lebensbeschreibungen, Leipzig 1854 (Visual Library) or Google Books