Batta, Alexander, French cellist and composer (1816-1902). Autograph letter signed.

5 rue neuve des Martyrs [Paris], n. y.

Small 8vo. 1 p. With autograph address and traces of seal.

 350,00

Asking a M. Asseline, possibly the politician Louis Asseline, for an admission ticket to the then-private Parc Monceaux (here, Parc de Mousseaux) in Paris: "on m'a assuré qu'en me addressant à vous, il me sera facile d'obtenir une carte d'entrée pour le Parc de Mousseaux. Puis je espèrer que vous voulez être assez bon pour prendre la peine de me faire savoir si mon désir peut être satisfait, et si je ne commets pas une indiscrétion [...]".

Alexander Batta was among the first cello virtuosos of his time. A series of concerts with Franz Liszt at the piano and Chrétien Urhan playing the violin in 1837 brought him early fame. Among his many friends and admirers were Hector Berlioz, Gioacchino Rossini, Honoré de Balzac, Eugène Delacroix, and Camille Corot.

Traces of former mounting. Minimally browned.

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