Framed Autograph Note with Photograph
(Paris): 185? 4 1/2'" x 3 1/2' autograph note together with a 3 1/2" x 4 7/8" photograph of the composer. Handsomely framed (10" x 15") and double-matted in shades of green. In the note, dated Monday, September 9, 185?, Gounod emotionally writes (in French) 'Dear Madam, In the midst of all the hustle and bustle attendant upon my return to Paris, I am writing to you literally, "in flight", to thank you for your very gracious parcel of four of the beautiful residents (pheasants or partridges) of your woods*. You think of everyone with that impeccable sensitivity that is the hallmark of hearts such as yours. Once again, I thank you. Sincerely, Ch. Gounod' *Here Gounod make reference to a line in La Fontaine's "Le Corbeau et le Renard' ('Le Vous êtes le Phénix des hôtes de ces bois.'). Item #21844
Price: $450.00