Est 1923

Most important Bach portrait returns home to Leipzig

Martin Cullingford
Thursday, April 30, 2015

The 1748 painting by Haussmann, valued at $2.5m, bequeathed to the Leipzig Bach Archive

The 1748 Haussmann portrait of Bach to return to the composer's home city (image: Bach Archiv Leipzig)
The 1748 Haussmann portrait of Bach to return to the composer's home city (image: Bach Archiv Leipzig)

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