Paganini, Nicolò. (1782–1840). Autograph Statement - "With the Cross and with the Sword - You make your way everywhere - Without Sword and without Cross - Be careful if you speak out". Rare autograph statement, unsigned, one page, oblong 12mo, n.p., n.d. (1834), in Italian. On a partially printed page removed from a diary and bearing dates 23rd & 24th January, Paganini has boldly written, translated from the Italian in full: "With the Cross and with the Sword - You make your way everywhere - Without Sword and without Cross - Be careful if you speak out." Pasted to the centre of an oblong folio card featuring an attractive and ornate gold printed decorative border. Immediately beneath the piece appears a holograph statement in Italian signed by Achilles Paganini, stating, in full, (`Autograph of Nicolo Paganini, my father´). Some areas of discoloration to the piece, evidently caused by glue, and only very slightly affecting Paganini´s text. Some light overall age wear to the card, else fine. 12.5 x 9.5 inches [31.5 x 23.5 cm] overall.
The son of Nicolo Paganini and his lover, the singer Antonia Bianchi, Achilles Paganini traveled with his father on his European tours and later accompanied his father in the last years of his life.
The son of Nicolo Paganini and his lover, the singer Antonia Bianchi, Achilles Paganini traveled with his father on his European tours and later accompanied his father in the last years of his life.
Paganini, Nicolò. (1782–1840). Autograph Statement - "With the Cross and with the Sword - You make your way everywhere - Without Sword and without Cross - Be careful if you speak out". Rare autograph statement, unsigned, one page, oblong 12mo, n.p., n.d. (1834), in Italian. On a partially printed page removed from a diary and bearing dates 23rd & 24th January, Paganini has boldly written, translated from the Italian in full: "With the Cross and with the Sword - You make your way everywhere - Without Sword and without Cross - Be careful if you speak out." Pasted to the centre of an oblong folio card featuring an attractive and ornate gold printed decorative border. Immediately beneath the piece appears a holograph statement in Italian signed by Achilles Paganini, stating, in full, (`Autograph of Nicolo Paganini, my father´). Some areas of discoloration to the piece, evidently caused by glue, and only very slightly affecting Paganini´s text. Some light overall age wear to the card, else fine. 12.5 x 9.5 inches [31.5 x 23.5 cm] overall.
The son of Nicolo Paganini and his lover, the singer Antonia Bianchi, Achilles Paganini traveled with his father on his European tours and later accompanied his father in the last years of his life.
The son of Nicolo Paganini and his lover, the singer Antonia Bianchi, Achilles Paganini traveled with his father on his European tours and later accompanied his father in the last years of his life.