| Liszt at the Piano | |
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| Artist | Josef Danhauser |
| Year | 1840 |
| Type | Oil on panel, conversation piece |
| Dimensions | 122.5 cm× 165 cm(48.2 in× 65 in) |
| Location | Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin |
Liszt at the Piano (German Liszt am Klavier) is an 1840 oil painting by the Austrian artist Josef Danhauser. [1] A conversation piece, it depicts a group of celebrated figures of the Romantic era gathered in a Paris Salon listening to Franz Liszt performing at the piano. [2] Included in the painting are Victor Hugo, Niccolò Paganini, Gioachino Rossini, Marie d'Agoult, George Sand and Alexandre Dumas. [3]
Also visible are a bust of Ludwig van Beethoven and a portrait of the British poet Lord Byron. The work was commissioned by the piano maker Conrad Graf. It as a displayed at the 1841 art exhibition in Vienna. Today the painting is in the collection of the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin. [4]
