Portraits and images of Johann Sebastian Bach. Most of the images of JS Bach have not been well authenticated. The following images are considered the most authentic. For years I have seen different pictures of JS Bach and never understood why they look so different, now I know.
The most authentic image of Johann Sebastian Bach – painted by Elias Gottlob Haussmann in 1748.
Bach style wig
Original Bach Manuscript – Invention in C
JS Bach Skull – Authenticated, but exhumed from an unmarked grave. Bach was not toothless, but did not have many teeth left when he died.
Bach skull – Sideview
JS BACH Face Closeup
Johann Sebastian Bach – Eyebrows
JS Bach – Nose
Bach – Mouth
Bach – Chin Closeup
Find someone, age 63 who looks like the authenticated Bach portrait and look at younger photos of that person.
How was the skull authenticated ?