{"product_id":"18750-holmes-augusta-signed-photograph","title":"Holmès, Augusta. (1847–1903) Signed Photograph","description":"Rare signed Benque of Paris cabinet profile bust portrait photograph of the French composer, inscribed to the conductor Narcisse Brument: \"à mon excellent chef d'orchestre N. Brument. Cordial souvenir, Augusta Holmès.\" Single pin hole to upper edge, else fine. 4.25 x 6.4 inches (10.4 x 16.2 cm). \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eA rare autograph item from the French composer of Irish descent (her father was from Youghal, Co. Cork) who in 1871, became a French citizen and added the accent to her last name.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5px;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDenied the opportunity to study piano at the Paris Conservatoire as a child despite her talents, Holmès would go on to become a well-known and successful composer, unusual for a woman in Europe at the time.  She studied with César Franck, and Saint-Saëns wrote of her, \"Like children, women have no idea of obstacles, and their willpower breaks all barriers. Mademoiselle Holmès is a woman, an extremist.\"\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093693386911,"sku":"18750","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Augusta_Holmes_Signed_Photo_18750.jpg?v=1722189729","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/18750-holmes-augusta-signed-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}