Elise Schumann (1843 - 1928), daughter

Elise Schumann (1843 – 1928) at the age of 30
Daughter of Clara and Robert Schumann
Photography, around 1873
Robert-Schumann-Haus Zwickau

Elise Schumann was the second-born, and – according to her father – in contrast to her eldest sister Marie, a very ‘stubborn’ child. The photo was probably taken shortly before her marriage (1877) to Louis Sommerhoff, when Elise Schumann was living in Frankfurt as a piano teacher. She went to America with her husband for several years before returning to Frankfurt, where her mother also lived and taught. (I.B.)

Cf. Elise’s biography. https://www.sophie-drinker-institut.de