File:Beethoven bust statue by Hagen.jpg

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DescriptionBeethoven bust statue by Hagen.jpg	English: Photograph of bust statue of Ludwig van Beethoven by Hugo Hagen Français : Photographie du buste de Ludwig Van Beethoven réalisé par Hugo Hagen (1818-1871) et exposé au Beethoven-Hauss Museum de Bonn. Türkçe: Ludwig van Beethoven'ın büstü
Date	Photographed 1898
Source	Library of Congress Contrairement à une erreur fréquemment répandue le buste a été réalisé par Hugo Hagen, non pas à partir du masque mortuaire mais, comme de nombreux autres, d'après le masque réalisé en 1812 par Franz Klein pour un buste qu'il devait réaliser ensuite.
Author	W.J. Baker (held the expired copyright on the photograph)

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Author	Library of Congress
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Number of components	3
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Data arrangement	chunky format
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
File change date and time	16:43, 4 September 2008
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