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The Story of the Work
Alma Tadema and His Musical Salon: Where Music Met Marble
The London home of Lawrence Alma Tadema was more than a house—it was a sanctuary where the greatest musicians of Victorian England gathered. Discover the nine portraits that reveal his love of music.
Explore the history →Alma Tadema and the Voice in the Wainscoting: Thekla Friedländer (Opus CCVII - 207)
A rediscovery of the lost soprano Thekla Friedländer, immortalized in a tiny friendship portrait by Lawrence Alma Tadema in 1879.
Explore the history →The Guardian & The Contralto: Sir Felix Semon and the Love Story Behind Opus CCXVI (216)
A deep dive into the lives of Sir Felix Semon (the pioneer of laryngology) and Lady Semon (Auguste Redeker), the subjects of Alma-Tadema's rare double portrait.
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