1842 cartoon bust caricature of Sigismond Thalberg (1812 –1871) who was a distinguished composer virtuoso was born in Pâquis near Geneva, Switzerland, allegedly the illegitimate son of Prince Moritz Dietrichstein and Baroness Maria Julia Wetzlar von Plankenstern. His birth certificate stated he was the son of Joseph Thalberg and Fortunée Stein who were both from Frankfurt-am-Main

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