Officers and their ladies dancing to a band of musicians

Unknown

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

late 18th-early 19th c.

Height:

21.4 cm  (8 7/16 in.)

Width:

38.3 cm  (15 1/16 in.)

mount: 29.8 × 46.8 cm (11 3/4 × 18 7/16 inches); contemporary drawn border: 26 × 43.2 cm (10 1/4 × 17 inches)

Technique / Medium:

watercolor, pen and black ink, gray ink, and graphite on thick, moderately textured, blued white, wove paper, mounted on, thick, moderately textured, cream, wove paper

Description

A long, tall viaduct (with horses, carriages, and people crossing it) dominates the upper portion of this drawing; below it, on one side of a narrow stream, a carriage, horses, and attendants can be seen; on the opposite side of the stream, several groups of people are pictured, including couples, children, a group of musicians, and multiple ladies and gentlemen or officers in a tent or outside waiting to join the circle dance near the center of the scene. Instruments visible include drum, triangle, frame drum (or tambourine), cymbals, and wind instruments (horn and shawms?). Some of the musicians are wearing military uniform-style hats, some are wearing turbans; the ladies are shown in fashionable headgear.

Iconclass

48C145
architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc.
25I6
landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct
46C5
travelling; tourism
46C541
outing, pleasure trip
43C94
group dancing
48CC753
more than one musician with instrument - CC - 'concert champêtre'
48CC7532
small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band - CC - 'concert champêtre'

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Triangle [3005]
Drum [2585] (on the ground)
Frame drum [2598] (or tambourine)
Cymbals [2451]
Wind instruments [3730]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

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RIdIM record id

6329