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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Biscuit ware bust
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Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). Biscuit ware bust

Maria Anna Martines, pupil of Joseph Haydn.
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Maria Anna Martines, pupil of Joseph Haydn.

Haydn House in Gumpendorf, today Haydngasse 19, Vienna. Haydn lived here during his last years until his death in 1809, when Napoleon's troops occupied Vienna.
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Haydn House in Gumpendorf, today Haydngasse 19, Vienna. Haydn lived here during...

Piano by Johann Jacob Koenicke (1796, Vienna). Joseph Haydn used to play the instrument in his appartment in Gumpendorf (now Haydngasse 19), Vienna, during the last years of his life.
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Piano by Johann Jacob Koenicke (1796, Vienna). Joseph Haydn used to pla...

In 1809,Napoleon's armies occupied Vienna.The court had fled,but Haydn stayed in his house in Gumpendorf. The French put a guard of honour in front of the old composer's house and a French cavalry officer paid a visit to sing the aria "Mit Wuerd und Hoheit angetan" from Haydn's "Creation".
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In 1809,Napoleon's armies occupied Vienna.The court had fled,but Haydn stayed i...

Mariazell Abbey Church, 1790. Two of Josef Haydn's masses are named after this Styrian church, since medieval times a centre for pilgrimage. Coloured etching
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Mariazell Abbey Church, 1790. Two of Josef Haydn's mas...

Weinzierl Castle, Lower Austria. Oil on canvas
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Weinzierl Castle, Lower Austria. Oil on canvas