musician, the Queen's organist (1776-1867). Autograph postcard (fragment) signed. No place or date. Oblong 12mo. 1 page (4 lines). With autograph address. Mounted on backing paper.
$ 250 / 220 €
(90430/BN60132)
To his niece, the musician Miss Harriet Anne Smart in Knightsbridge. - Smart was appointed organist at the Chapel Royal in 1822; he was personally acquainted with Beethoven. During a visit to Smart's house in 1826 his close friend Carl Maria von Weber died there in his sleep. - With traces of old mounting and collector's note to backing paper.