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Possible Chopin photo surfaces in Poland

A photograph said to be of the 19th century composer Frederic Chopin just after his death has surfaced in Poland – an extremely rare find that experts are trying [to authenticate.]br />
If real, it would be only the third known photograph of the Polish-French musical genius who lived from 1810-1849.

Wladyslaw Zuchowski, a photographer and gallery owner in Gdansk, said on Thursday that he bought the daguerreotype, the earliest type of photograph, from a private owner in Scotland....

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)