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Pianoforte

Frères, Erard · 1808 · gild; ivory; mahogany (wood); bronze (metal); ebony (wood); gilding (material); spruce (wood); brass (alloy); glass

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland and wife of Louis Napoleon, owned this piano. She was an accomplished musician and composer. This showpiece was destined for the concert hall in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. After Louis Napoleon abdicated in 1810, the piano remained behind in the palace.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

musical instrument stringed instrument pianoforte grand pianoforte keyboard instrument vleugel

Credit linePianoforte. 1808. Frères, Erard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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