An original cutting signature of Ludwig van Beethoven on aged toned and stained paper with a very fine black ink signature which has been mounted with a vintage image and a music sheet as the full border and then framed in wood and gilt effect trim being 39 cm by 29 cm in the frame . Beethoven lived from 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) and he was a German Composer. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western Art Music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best-known compositions include 9 symphonies , 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32 piano sonatas, 16 string quartets, his great Mass the Missa Solemnis and an opera,Fidelio .