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Engraved Portrait of Chopin, ca. 1846

Opochinsky Collection
Gilmore Music Library

In 1846, Ary Scheffer (1795–1858) painted a portrait of Chopin at Nohant, George Sand’s estate in central France. This engraving, made by August Weger (1823–1892) of Leipzig, is based on Scheffer’s painting.