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A private concert at night: people around a table are playing music, embracing and singing. Engraving after J. Leclerc.

A man points to a sheet of music as he and four others sing. Etching attributed to J. de Saint-Igny, ca. 1630.

A musical rehearsal for a Jewish religious service (?). Etching by E. Moyse, 1865.

A choir of grotesque singers read from a printed sheet held up at the corners. Etching attributed to J. de Saint-Igny, ca. 1630.

Two men sing from a songbook they are both holding, while a younger man has fallen asleep at the table; a young woman looks on. Engraving by T.E. Nicholson after J.M. Wright.

A man wearing spectacles is singing from the songbook he is holding as three others join in and a fourth man keeps his mouth shut. Etching attributed to J. de Saint-Igny, ca. 1630.

A man is playing a violin to a accompany a group of girls singing. Engraving by J. Goodyear after J.M. Wright.

Animals wearing human clothes play sounds and sing from a score open on a table, while others attending dance; represesenting musical soirées held by Teresa Cornelys. Mezzotint after E. van Heemskerck.

A man wearing spectacles and a feathered hat is singing from the songsheet he is holding: two men join in, while two others listen. Etching attributed to J. de Saint-Igny, ca. 1630.

A choir of six grotesque people singing from a songbook open on a shelf. Etching attributed to J. de Saint-Igny, ca. 1630.

A woman holding a songbook (left) and a man holding a glass (right) are singing to the accompaniment of a man playing the violin. Etching  after A. van Ostade.

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Animals wearing human clothes play sounds and sing from a score open on a table, while others attending dance; represesenting musical soirées held by Teresa Cornelys. Mezzotint after E. van Heemskerck.

A woman holding a songbook (left) and a man holding a glass (right) are singing to the accompaniment of a man playing the violin. Etching after A. van Ostade.

A choir of six grotesque people singing from a songbook open on a shelf. Etching attributed to J. de Saint-Igny, ca. 1630.

A private concert at night: people around a table are playing music, embracing and singing. Engraving after J. Leclerc.

A man is playing a violin to a accompany a group of girls singing. Engraving by J. Goodyear after J.M. Wright.