What happened December 1721 AD

The following year, Bach met Anna Magdalena Wilcke, a young, highly gifted soprano 16 years his junior, who performed at the court in Köthen; they married on 3 December 1721.

It has been suggested that the two people shown may be Bach and his wife Anna Magdalena

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James Elphinston was born in Edinburgh in 1721.

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was born in Paris in 1721.

The following year, Bach met Anna Magdalena Wilcke, a young, highly gifted soprano 16 years his junior, who performed at the court in Köthen; they married on 3 December 1721.

It has been suggested that the two people shown may be Bach and his wife Anna Magdalena

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James Elphinston was born in Edinburgh in 1721.

Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes was born in Paris in 1721.