Musicians

Mabon, Robert (active 1792)

Item type:

drawing

Height:

17.8 cm  (7 in.)

Width:

16.2 cm  (6 3/8 in.)

Technique / Medium:

watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Place of creation:

Bhārat [India]

Description

Three musicians playing drum, hand cymbals and wind instrument (probably a type of oboe) are featured in this scene, accompanying a singer.

Iconclass

48C7542
musicians accompanying singer(s)
48C755
female singer
48A712
the audience ~ art performance
48C78
listening to music

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Nagara [2892]
Manjira [2478] (or karatala (kartal))
Sahnai [4245]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6315