Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer mb-code 42-24075987 South-east view of Horns Tavern

South-east view of Horns Tavern

Wellington purchased the house in 1817 and employed Benjamin Dean Wyatt to carry out renovations

to avoid arrest for which he has been in hiding

Leadenhall Market

In the foreground on the right figures are labouring in a field accompanied by a horse and cart

Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer mb-code 42-24075987 South-east view of Horns TavernAmbroise 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.