G. FABBRIS - Lot 79

G. FABBRIS (Active in the first half of the nineteenth century) Portrait of Gaetano Donizetti Canvas 59,5 x 50,5 cm Signed lower right G. Fabbris 1835 Inscribed top left DONIZETTI Perhaps painted in Paris during Donizetti's stay in the city at Rossini's invitation. Provenance : Charles PITT Music Collection Charles PITT was a music critic and historian of British origin. He chose to settle in France where he collaborates in a continuous way in the review Opéra international then for Opéra Magazine and is an active member of the Professional Union of the critic. Through his numerous articles he has contributed to the democratization of English music in France but also to the promotion of lesser known operas such as those of India, Vietnam or Mauritius.