Anne-Marie Krumpholtzaus classic

after Unknown artist lithograph, early 19th century 7 7/8 in. x 6 1/4 in. (199 mm x 158 mm) paper size Given by Henry Witte Martin, 1861 Reference Collection

Anne-Marie Krumpholtz (* 10 Aug. 1755 in Metz, † 15 Nov. 1813 in London) was a French-English harpist and composer.

Life

Anne-Marie Steckler was the daughter of Christian Steckler, an instrument maker frequented by harpist and composer Johann Baptist Krumpholtz in Metz, France. She studied harp with Krumpholtz and made her debut in 1779, playing in concert with him at the Concerts Spirituel in Paris. Steckler married Krumpholtz on the death of his first wife and they had three children, but she left France with pianist Jan Ladislav Dussek to live in London about 1788. However, Dussek left her for Sophia Corri in 1792.

Anne-Marie Krumpholtz was a leading soloist and founded a tradition of professional stage performance on harp for women. Joseph Haydn wrote an aria accompaniment for her in his opera L’anima del filosofo: Orpheus & Eurydice. Her daughter Fanny Krumpholtz Pittar was also a harpist and composer.

Source Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne-Marie_Krumpholtz

Discography