Paganini, Nicolò. (1782–1840) A Lock of Hair from the Violinist, with a Gouache PortraitA lock of hair from the Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer, the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time and one the most colorful musical figures of the Romantic era. The lock measuring approx. 3 cm in diameter and including some 100+ hairs, archivally matted and framed with a period portrait to 11 x 16 inches overall. The fine portrait in gouache is unsigned and undated but was removed from an album of letters dated 1820 1860 so