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[PHOTOGRAPHY]. LESSING, Erich (Austrian, 1923 - 2018). Joseph Haydn’s Skull / Series. 1954. Original silver gelatin prints. Signed and dated by “Magnum” contributor Lessing, with informational labels to verso. Series of six photographs documenting the “the case of the purloined skull: Joseph Haydn’s skull, stolen by grave robbers for ‘scientific purposes’ in 1809, is finally returned to the composer’s remains.” 14 x 10”.