The concert

Moreau, Jean Michel (1741-1814)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

1761

Height:

10.8 cm  (4 1/4 in.)

Width:

15.7 cm  (6 3/16 in.)

Technique / Medium:

medium black ink and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper, laid down on tan laid paper, with blue antique laid paper borders adhered to face

Description

This drawing depicts four aristocratically-dressed musicians (three playing, one serving as page-turner and perhaps leader). Instruments shown are violin, two lutes, transverse flute, two-manual harpsichord, cello, and perhaps a shawm (partially obscured by a pillow on which a little dog rests beside the harpsichord). Books can be seen, but no legible music notation.

Iconclass

48C753
more than one musician with instrument

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]
Lute [3394] (two)
Transverse flute [4093] (left-handed (reverse) playing position)
Harpsichord [2251] (double)

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

Artist also known as Moreau le jeune.
Signed: l.l.

RIdIM record id

5837