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title: Portrait of Niccolò Paganini
author: Charles George Lewis
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21337/portrait-of-niccolo-paganini/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2025-11-18
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# Portrait of Niccolò Paganini
_Authored by Charles George Lewis_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21337.jpg)
## Image Caption
Portrait of Niccolò Paganini, lithographic print by Charles George Lewis after Edwin Landseer, 1849.
Depicted here is the famed Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini (1782-1840) in three-quarter length and in profile to the left, who appears concentrated playing the violin.
British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Lewis, C. G. (2025, November 18). Portrait of Niccolò Paganini. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Lewis, Charles George. "Portrait of Niccolò Paganini." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 18, 2025. .
### MLA
Lewis, Charles George. "Portrait of Niccolò Paganini." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Nov 2025, .
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