Family Circle
Samuel and Mathilde Stern (Richard’s parents), ca. 1863
In addition to this photograph, beautifully painted portraits of Mathilde and Samuel Stern were made by the well-known portrait artist Anton Romako. By kind permission of the Belvedere Museum Vienna we are able to provide this link to the Belvedere Digital Library’s image of the portrait of Mathilde:
The companion portrait of Samuel Stern painted by Romako can be viewed from this link:
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Heinrich Porges, Mathilde’s brother and close associate of Richard Wagner.
Richard Wagner, photograph that he gave to Samuel and Mathilde Stern when visiting their home.