Postcard of Castle Garden, painted by an unknown artist.The front of the postcard features Castle Garden on the right, with two American flags... Show morePostcard of Castle Garden, painted by an unknown artist.The front of the postcard features Castle Garden on the right, with two American flags flying overhead. The rest of the image shows the Hudson River, with boats floating along it, painted in 1850. On the back is identifying information about the artist and where the image resides. Jenny Lind (October 6, 1820-November 2, 1887) was a Swedish opera singer, known as The Swedish Nightingale. The exceptional quality of her voice was recognized when she was young, and she received training at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. She reached high acclaim in Europe, and eventually P.T. Barnum engaged her for a tour of America in 1850-1851. Lind, previously unknown in the US, was promoted by Barnum, creating insatiable demand for concert tickets and the innumerable consumer products that were manufactured with her name. Halfway through the tour, Lind married replacement pianist Otto Goldschmidt. The couple had three children, and Lind became a professor of singing at the Royal College of Music in London. She is buried at the Great Malvern Cemetery in Malvern, Worcestershire, England. Printed by Andrew Jaffe. Likely dates to sometime between 1850 to 1900. Show less