Jenny Lind sits in a chair, her hands in her lap. She wears a black dress, and looks off side to the left. Below her is a copy of her signature.... Show moreJenny Lind sits in a chair, her hands in her lap. She wears a black dress, and looks off side to the left. Below her is a copy of her signature. 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. Unknown creator. Likely dates to about 1840 to 1856. Show less