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Berlioz Photo Album : Posthumous portraits (3)

Michael Ayrton

    Unless otherwise stated, the pictures displayed here are courtesy of Michael Ayrton’s book, Berlioz, A Singular Obsession. A Personal Portrait of Hector Berlioz (1803-1869) on the Centenary of His Death (1969, London: British Broadcasting Corporation), a copy of which is in our collection. The originals of all the images are by Michael Ayrton (1921-1975) himself.

© Michael Ayrton Estate. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved.

Painting in acrylic entitled “Berlioz in 1829” – 1967

Berlioz

 

Painting in acrylic entitled “Berlioz in 1839” – 1968

Berlioz

 

Painting in acrylic entitled “Berlioz in 1852” – 1968

Berlioz

 

Painting in acrylic entitled “Berlioz in 1860”

Berlioz

    We are most grateful to our friend Alastair Aberdare for the above portrait, the original copy of which is in his collection.

 

Painting in acrylic entitled “Berlioz in 1868” – 1967

Berlioz

© (unless otherwise stated) Monir Tayeb and Michel Austin for all the texts and images on Berlioz Photo Album pages.
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