A musical caricature portrait of Tolbecque leader of the orchestra at Her Majesty's Theatre, London in 1842 . August-Joseph Tolbecque (1801-1869) was a Belgian-French musician who played violin and viola. He was a pupil of Kreutzer at the Paris Cons. where he won the premier Prix (1821). He was also member of the Opera orchestra and played in the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire; subsequently at Her Majesty’s Theatre in London, England.

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