Schumann, Robert - Autograph Letter Signed 1838

German composer (1810-1856) and critic, one of the greatest composers of the Romantic period. Autograph letter signed by him, to an unidentified composer, dated in Leipzig in 1838. One page, in German, provided with translation, about publication of a composer´s work in a magazine. Size is 5 x 8 inches (visible window size), beautifully matted to a total size of 10 x 13 inches. Overall age toning, rust on right border, but in very good condition.

Autograph material of Robert Schumann is extremely scarce, and this is a great piece, ready to be framed.

ALSO INCLUDED is an original, unsigned carte-de-visite or CDV, from 1860s, showing a portrait of the composer, 2.5 x 4 inches, in excellent condition.