The Astley family and friends at Melton Constable, a musical party

Heins, John Theodore, Sr. (1697-1756)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1734

Height:

101.6 cm  (40 in.)

Width:

127.0 cm  (50 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Description

A group of men play musical instruments in a great room, women are seen sitting in the background. Visible instruments include three violins, violoncello, double bass, harpsichord, and two flutes.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]
Violoncello [3582]
Double bass [3111]
Harpsichord [2251]
Flute [3955]

Bibliographic references

Leppert, Richard D. “Men, women, and music at home: the influence of cultural values on musical life in eighteenth-century England”. Imago musicae 2 (1985): 51, 57. RILM 1985-6899.

RIdIM record id

4848