Mary's Chappel / Five at Night - Public domain engraving
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after a design by William Hogarth, painter, etcher, and engraver, 1697-1764 (artist notes)
British (artist nationality)
miniaturist and engraver (artist role)
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 (original artist)
Recto: l. l.: Mary's Chappel ; l. r.: Five at Night ; l. l.: W. Hogarth Inv. ; l. r.: Jane I. sculp. ; bottom center: CONCERT TICKET. / Pub. for S. Ireland May 1, 1799. ; u. l.: (in pencil) 2 50 ; verso: u. l.: (in pencil) Clark. Feb. 16. 1933 / $2 50 ; l. l.: (in pencil) C575/258 (inscription)
Etching. (medium)
Good condition. Edges "browned" from natural wear. Nicks along bottom edge are probably stitch marks as this was undoubtedly an illustration in a bound volume. (condition)
The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California, 16 Feb. 1933. (provenance)
Bass viol, Oboe?, Flute, Double bass, Violin, Viola, Harpsichord (instrument)
18th century (century)
Works of art - - Groups of Musicians including Processions (miller category)
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.
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