On this page we will try to gather the various photographs, illustrations, and portraits of Gottschalk. For a 19th century artist, there are quite a lot. When he was on tour, girls tried to get autographed photos of their idol in the same way as today's stars.
Sur cette page, nous allons essayer de rassembler les diverses photos, illustrations, et portraits existant. Lorsque Gottschalk était en tournée, ses fans essayaient de récupérer des photos dédicacées de leur idole de la même façon que nos stars actuelles. Les illustrations quant à elles et les caricatures ont généralement eu pour but de montrer les manières mais aussi la virtuosité de Gottschalk.
Illustrations and caricatures were generally drawn to show the manners but also the virtuosity of Gottschalk.
Those shown here are mainly from the book of Francisco Curt Lange, "Vida Y Muerte de Louis Moreau Gottschalk en Rio de Janeiro. Many others are certainly still hidden in South American newspapers.
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Gottschalk master of ceremony - Monster concerts
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1869
Angelo Agostini A Vida Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 12/06/1869 |
1869
Angelo Agostini? A Vida Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 02/10/1869 |
1869
Angelo Agostini A Vida Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 02/10/1869 |
1869
Buenos Aires* |
1869
Angelo Agostini A Vida Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 04/12/1869 |
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*Jackson, R.,More notes of a pianist, Notes, 46,2, 1989
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The death of Gottschalk
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Angelo Agostini A Vida Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 25/12/1869 |
1869
Angelo Agostini A Vida Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 25/12/1869 |
1869
Angelo Agostini A Vida Fluminense Rio de Janeiro 25/12/1869 |
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Around Gottschalk
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1869
Henrique Fleiuss, Semana Illustrada, Rio de Janeiro 20/06/1869 |
1869
Henrique Fleiuss, Semana Illustrada, Rio de Janeiro 21/11/1869 |
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Gottschalk was photographed many times. The majority of sources comes from the United States for the years 1853, 1855-1857, 1862-1865 and from Brazil for 1869.
Youth - (1845-1853)
Gottschalk started his fame in 1849 when Escudier published la Bamboula. Le Bananier followed thereafter and was a huge success. The first portrait dates from this era. After his european triumphs, Gottschalk is firmly awaited in New York where he lands in 1853. To make american people familiar with this glorious compatriot, several portraits are realised this year. The success is unfortunately not as expected. Hence, after a quite financially catastrophic year, Gottschalk sails for Havana in february 1854.
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Paris Eugène Battaille
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Paris Lith. de Guglielmi d'après une oeuvre de Luigi Rubio |
Paris, Lith. de Celestin Nanteuil |
Philadelphie,
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New York
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Portrait coloré d'après le précédent
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New York
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Sources : [photo 1, 3] : Gallica ; [2, 5, 6, 8] : New York Public Library ; [4] : Lester Levy collection [7] : University of Florida digital collection
American Tours (1856-1865)
We have found few photographs from the years 1855-1860, except perhaps the one in which he has sideburns, despite the triumphs of the concerts with Thalberg in 1856. Indeed, according to several sources of photographs (though these should be treated with caution), Gottschalk seems to have been more portrayed after returning from the Caribbean early 1862. In any case, after 1861, he only wore a moustache. At first thin and sharp-ended, it will thicken over the years.
On his last return to North America, Gottschalk shows off everywhere his big gold medal. He received many from his admirers : from his New Orleans fellows in 1853, his friends in San Francisco in 1865, in Lima, Montevideo and Buenos Aires in 1868 ... He will also have numerous decorations as pins, medallions ... Just for Spain, he is Knight of the Order of Charles III, of Isabella the catholic, of the Order of the Lion of Limburg.
We tried to classify the following pictures in chronological order.
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San Francisco
Bradley & Rulofson |
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Sources (from left to right and from top to bottom): [photo 1] : Granger Fine Art [2] Lindstrom, Carl E. The American Quality in the music of Louis Moreau Gottschalk. Musical Quarterly 31(3):356-66 (July 1945) ; [3] : Hoffman R. Some musical recollections of 50 years. 1910. [6] : Library of Congress ; [7,8,9,13] : New York Public Library ; [10] : Picture History ; [11,21] : Jackson R., Ratliff N. The Little Book of Louis Moreau Gottschalk - 1976 ; [14] : Lange F.C. Vida y muerte de Louis Moreau Gottschalk en Rio de Janeiro (1869). Revista de Estudios Musicale 4,5,6 (1950) ; [15] : http://www.dotoratos-hammond.com [16] : Kellog Clara L. Memoirs of an american Prima Donna (1913) ; [17] : Payne, Albert (Ehrlich, A. ). Celebrated pianists of the past and present. (1894) ; [18] New Haven, CT public Library - Couverture du Vinyle "Monster Concert" d'Eugène List [19] : The Real Gottschalk, The Etude, 1914 ; [20] : Fisher W. A. Louis Moreau Gottschalk, The First American Pianist and Composer: A Life Sketch. The Musician, October 1908 ; p437-438 ; 466.; [21] : Starr F. Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Music in American Life) - 2000.; [22] : Mathews W.S.B. The Great in Music : A systematic Course of study in the music of Classical and Modern Composers. (1900);
Last years (1866-1869)
The portraits corresponding to the end of Gottschalk's life show a puffed-up face. He still proudly displays all his medals.
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1866
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1869
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1869
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1869
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1869
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1869
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1869
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Pérou |
Brésil,
Pacheco |
Brésil,
Pacheco |
Brésil,
Pacheco |
Brésil,
dessin d'après photo Pacheco |
Brésil,
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Brésil,
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Sources : photos [2], [5,6,7,8,9,10] : Lange F.C. Vida y muerte de Louis Moreau Gottschalk en Rio de Janeiro (1869). Revista de Estudios Musicale 4,5,6 (1950) ; [4] : New York Public Library
At the piano
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1858?
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1862
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1864
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Litograph by Sarony, Major & Knapp. |
Boston
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Pérou
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Sources : [1] drawingsandprints.com/ (l'original peut y être acheté) [2] New York Public Library [3]Starr F. Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Music in American Life) - 2000.; [4].Lange F.C. Vida y muerte de Louis Moreau Gottschalk en Rio de Janeiro (1869). Revista de Estudios Musicale 4,5,6 (1950) ; [5] : New York Public Library
With his friends
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1857
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1864
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1864
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~1861
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Peut-être Richard Hoffman et Mme Variani
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Avec Adelina Patti
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Avec les filles de Curlett Baltimore
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Avec G. Warren
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avec F.G. Hill
sans doute à Boston |
E.A. Thomalen,
Saratoga Springs, New York |
Sources : [ 2,3,4] : Starr F. Louis Moreau Gottschalk (Music in American Life) - 2000 ; [5] : Picture History ; [6] : Jackson R., Ratliff N. The Little Book of Louis Moreau Gottschalk - 1976