Gioachino Rossini Signed Photograph 重要的意大利作曲家（1792-1868 年），凭借《塞维利亚理发师》和《威廉-退尔》等主要剧目成为歌剧史上的开创性人物之一。由巴黎 Numa Blanc & Cie.公司拍摄的这位伟大作曲家的罕见 2.5 x 4 卡通照，照片为全身站立姿势，照片背面有墨水签名和题词："A matre, chere petite Marie Colombier, Rossini, 1861"。保存完好。

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