Portrait of Jos. Marinus Th. Orelio
Person depicted Jos. Marinus Th. Orelio (1854-1926)
Artist Abraham Hesselink (1862-1930)
Medium Bronze cast (bust)
Year 1902
In 1902 Jos Marinus Th. Orelio was honoured for his twenty-fifth anniversary as an opera singer. He received a royal decoration and a bust by Abraham Hesselink, intended for the portrait gallery. Under the baton of Cornelis van der Linden, Orelio sang many roles alongside Cato Engelen-Sewing and Désiré Pauwels in the theatre's early years after 1894. He also sang lieder and toured Europe.

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