Manuscript letter
Autograph note from Beethoven to Karl Holz, undated [Brandenburg no. 2210]
Note from Beethoven to Karl Holz, written Aug. 8 or Sept. 26, 1826, regarding his nephew Karl's suicide attempt (Brandenburg no. 2210). 1 half leaf (1 written p.). Written in pencil on laid paper; watermark: shield with horn and crown. Inscribed on verso: Für H.[errn] Holz.
- Date
- 1826
- Resource Type
- Creator
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- Form of original
- Campus
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- Date created
- 2020-04-23
- Handle
- Identifier
- IFBms8
- islandora:448
- Language
- Notes
- Translation: Please leave the name of the police inspector where we were, what a pretty story yesterday Karl was taken away by the police and how—they are not to be found, I am running around trying to find someone.
- References: Beethoven Briefwechsel Gesammtausgabe, ed. S. Brandenburg, no. 2210; Letters of Beethoven, ed. E. Anderson, no. 1497.
- Extent
- 14 x 24 cm. (5.5 x 9.125 in.)
- Rights Note
- This work is in the public domain and therefore the digital images attached to this catalog record may be used without permission. Credit statements for these images should read “From the collections of the Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San José State University.” For information on obtaining higher resolution reproductions and permission to publish, see the Beethoven Center's website https://www.sjsu.edu/beethoven/collection/library-materials/index.php
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