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Four musicians performing: two standing men play guitars, two seated men play zithers. Lithograph.

Three men playing wind and string instruments. Woodcut by Jost Amman, 1568.

M. de Mélincourt is happy that his wife is painting flowers, his sister is playing music, his elder son is learning to fence and is younger son is playing with the dog. Engraving.

Burma: musicians and dancers perform while courtiers pay homage to a king. Gouache painting.

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

John Mitchel striding to his trial in the middle of a marching band: the trombonist has accidentally knocked over the triangle-player in front. Letterpress and wood engraving after J. Leech, 1848.

A chained bear being made to dance by a man holding a stick, accompanied by a piper and watched by a crowd. Lithograph by Roche, 1817.

A quartet of musicians tuning up; two violinists point to their scores with their bows. Watercolour.

Four blind men and a boy playing musical instruments and singing. Etching by C. Du Bosc after A. Watteau.

Melpomene, Polyhymnia and Erato. Etching by G. Duchange after B. Picart after E. Le Sueur.

A French hospital for wounded soldiers, World War I: staff, visitors and patients enjoying a concert, the singer stands on a table. Lithograph after L. Ibels, 1916.

Burma: a puppet show with musicians and audience. Gouache painting.

Four musicians at a performance: the violinist points with his bow at the sheet music as another man plays the theorbo, and a guitar is placed on the table. Etching.

Majorca: a monk dances with a young woman as others watch, accompanied by a guitarist. Etching.

As a girl plays the piano and a boy plays the flute other couples dance to the music. Engraving, ca. 1830.

A man making love to a woman while she is playing the guitar. Etching by D. Deuchar.

A man is sitting on a stage playing a keyboard instrument; a sheet of music and words is hanging from a line above his head. Etching, 16--.

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Music - Performance

Images from the collections

Images about Music - Performance

Works from the collections

Four musicians at a performance: the violinist points with his bow at the sheet music as another man plays the theorbo, and a guitar is placed on the table. Etching.

Majorca: a monk dances with a young woman as others watch, accompanied by a guitarist. Etching.

As a girl plays the piano and a boy plays the flute other couples dance to the music. Engraving, ca. 1830.

A man making love to a woman while she is playing the guitar. Etching by D. Deuchar.

A man is sitting on a stage playing a keyboard instrument; a sheet of music and words is hanging from a line above his head. Etching, 16--.

Music - Performance

Images from the collections

Images about Music - Performance

Works from the collections

Four musicians at a performance: the violinist points with his bow at the sheet music as another man plays the theorbo, and a guitar is placed on the table. Etching.

Majorca: a monk dances with a young woman as others watch, accompanied by a guitarist. Etching.

As a girl plays the piano and a boy plays the flute other couples dance to the music. Engraving, ca. 1830.

A man making love to a woman while she is playing the guitar. Etching by D. Deuchar.

A man is sitting on a stage playing a keyboard instrument; a sheet of music and words is hanging from a line above his head. Etching, 16--.

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