{"product_id":"20166-liszt-franz-original-cabinet-photograph","title":"Liszt, Franz. (1811–1886) Original Cabinet Photograph","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eOval inset cabinet photograph of the legendary pianist and composer, issued by Rockwood of NY (17 Union Sq).  Light toning, overall in fine condition.  4.15 x 6.4 inches (10.5 x 16.3 cm.).\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eTalented as a writer, musician, and photographer, George Rockwood (1857-1911) received an honorary Ph.D. from Columbia University late in life for his contributions to the arts. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eEarly in Rookwood’s career, his landscape photography \"had no rival\" from the mid 1860s to the mid 1870s and he mastered landscape work as a field photographer during the American Civil War, working out of a mobile field van.  Also noteworthy was his early embrace of the cart-de-visite as a vehicle for portraiture. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eHe opened a second multi-story studio on the 15th Street and Union Square that became his chief venue for portrait work during the 1880s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eAt the end of his life, his studio records indicated that during the course of its twenty-eight years of activity, over 350,000 individuals had been photographed by \"Rockwood \u0026amp; Co.\" From the first he viewed himself as a general portraitist, shooting the public as well as celebrities.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093740048543,"sku":"20166","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Liszt_Franz_Original_Cabinet_Photograph_20166.jpg?v=1722190024","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/20166-liszt-franz-original-cabinet-photograph","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}