Posted on 07/07/2006 4:18:28 AM PDT by bd476
BBC News
Photo of Mozart's widow found
Friday, 7 July 2006, 09:23 GMT 10:23 UK
Constanze Weber, Mozart's widow is seen on the front left
A print of the only photograph of Mozart's widow, Constanze Weber, has been found in Germany.
The photograph was taken in 1840 in the Bavarian town of Altötting when she was 78. She died two years later.
The local authorities say detailed examination has proved the authenticity of the image, which is a copy of the original daguerreotype.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at the age of 36 in 1791, when Constanze was 29. She later married a Danish diplomat.
The print is one of the earliest examples of photography in Bavaria. It was found in the town archives.
The daguerreotype was taken at the home of the Swiss composer Max Keller, whom Constanze used to visit regularly.
Mozart and Constanze had six children in their nine-year marriage. Only two of them survived past childhood.
Photo of Mozart's widow found
Dags (daguerreotypes) rule! I own a few myself. Wonderful photographic process!
That's cool.
wow. I never thought I'd appreciate pink hair.
So, is she pointing at something or is that a gang sign?
I have found that in dags people felt the need to hide their hands ... I think they felt that hand, or large hands, were uncouth. So you see them tapering their hands or hiding then in jaskets, coats.
It is amazing to me to see a photo from 1840. I found some old photos on glass which my family had from circa 1880, but the one of Frau Mozart - wowee!
That's cool you own some daguerrotypes. :-)
She's lovely and so is the woman to her left.
http://www.finedags.com/
He has some world class dags. they are not necessarily expensive. He has them on his site. The first one I bought from him was two little boys in civil war military costumes.
Frau Konstanze Weber Mozart in Her Early Years
Mozart's wife Konstanze Weber
Karadar.com
Leni
Another image from the early years.
Great! Beautiful lady, young and old.
This is exceedingly cool bump.
Who's the hottie on the far right?
*classical music ping*
LOL!
The very first photo of Helen Thomas...
"Now cut that out!"
~Jack Benny
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