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Queen Victoria's Palace
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ERNST FRIEDRICH AUGUST RIETSCHEL (1804-61)

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

c.1849

Marble | 62.0 x 38.0 x 23.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 69006

The German composer was a favourite acquaintance of the Queen and Prince Albert, composing music for the royal couple and visiting Buckingham Palace five times between 1842 and 1847.

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