A concert of vocal and instrumental music, or the rising generation of Orpheus
Cruikshank, Isaac (1756?-1811?)
- Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Art Collections[Museum inv. no.: 71.79.27]
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Description
A group of singers and instrumentalists gather around a keyboard instrument. A woman is seated at the keyboard playing and apparently singing, with printed music open on the music rack. To her left are a seated male figure playing a flute with his back toward the foreground, another male figure apparently singing with hands outstretched,a third male figure, seated, playing violin. A fourth male figure appears in the background, apparently singing and holding printed music. A female figure also appears in the background, behind the keyboard instrument, singing. A male figure appears to the right of the keyboard, in the foreground, seated, playing a cello.Iconclass
43A(+3)music and song ~ festive activities
Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)
Flute [3955]Keyboard instruments [2230]
Violin [3573]
Violoncello [3582]