Borodin, Alexander - Signed Cabinet Photo 1886 Autographs Composers - Manuscripts Photo is on glossy paper

Photo is on glossy paper

some wear on the top left corner

ALSO INCLUDED is a small modern photo of him

with Erich Kleiber conducting opera performances

Borodin, Alexander - Signed Cabinet Photo 1886 Autographs Composers - Manuscripts Photo is on glossy paperRussian romantic composer (1833 1887) and chemist, Borodin was one of the most important Russian composers in the second half of the 19th Century. Exceedingly rare signed photo, with a short sentiment in French, dated by him in St. Petersburg in 1886, almost exactly a year before his death at age of only 44 during a festive ball. Size is 4. 2 x 5. 7 inches, trimmed at the top, professionally repaired cracks but clearly legible signature, inscription