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Fiddlers

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Images referencing Fiddlers

15 images from works
  • A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by M. Liart, c. 1783, after A. van Ostade.
  • A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by J. Heudelot, late 18th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • African American people at a dance: the fiddler sits apart with a puzzled expression. Colour process print after L. Hopkins.
  • A man sits drinking at a table and is entertained by a fiddler as a woman holds his music open. Etching by D. Deuchar, 18th century, after A. van Ostade.
  • A man wearing Scottish dress playing a violin in a rolling landscape. Etching by D. Deuchar.
  • A man is standing on the edge of a market place playing a fiddle with a bow. Etching by D. Deuchar.
  • A blind man plays the fiddle to a large family. Engraving by T. Nicholson after David Wilkie.
  • A man, a woman and two children stand and listen to a man playing a violin. Etching by D. Deuchar, 1802, after A. van Ostade.
  • A drunken party with sailors and their women drinking, smoking, and dancing wildly as a band plays. Reproduction of an etching by C. H., c. 1825, after G. Cruikshank.
  • A blind man plays the fiddle to a family audience. Colour engraving by J. Burnet after D. Wilkie, 1806.
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Works from the collections

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    A man sitting on a stool playing a violin. Etching by D. Deuchar.

    David Deuchar | Date: [1802] | Reference: 34005i
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    A blind man plays the fiddle to a large family. Engraving by T. Nicholson after David Wilkie.

    David Wilkie | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 34111i
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    A blind man plays the fiddle to a large family. Wood engraving by H. Vizetelly after David Wilkie.

    David Wilkie | Date: 1800-1899 | Reference: 3140206i
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    A man has left his hat and stick resting on a chair as he stands to play his violin in the market place. Etching by D. Deuchar.

    David Deuchar | Date: [1802] | Reference: 34008i
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    A man sits drinking at a table and is entertained by a fiddler as a woman holds his music open. Etching by D. Deuchar, 18th century, after A. van Ostade.

    Adriaen van Ostade | Reference: 26538i
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Related topics

Fiddling
Family
Blind musicians
Musicians
Violin
Alcohol Drinking
Pitchers
Amusements
Alcoholics

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