Caption:
Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer, 1889. Thomas's (1811-1896) best known operas are Mignon (1866) and Hamlet (1868). He was Director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1871 until 1896. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860-1920, 6th album, Editions MD, Paris.