Lithograph: First Lessons from the Nightingale featuring Jenny Lind
Lithograph entitled First Lessons from the Nightingale featuring Jenny Lind. Lind stands outdoors, wearing a light color dress. She has flowers in... Show moreLithograph entitled First Lessons from the Nightingale featuring Jenny Lind. Lind stands outdoors, wearing a light color dress. She has flowers in her hair, and holds a handkerchief in one of her hands. 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 between 1850 to 1859. Show less