to Maria Angela Bernardi under the picture, showing him head and shoulders in costumer, with an embroidered jacket and lacy cravat and cuffs, 5½ x 3½, in frame 9½ x 7½, no place, no date,
Tagliavini was hailed as the heir apparent to Tito Schipa and Beniamino Gigli in the lyric-opera repertory due to the exceptional beauty of his voice, but he did not sustain his great early promise across the full span of his career.