Violin Collection (#11)

Madonna and Child with Musical Angels, c. 1410. Artist: Starnina, Gherardo (c. 1364-1413)
Madonna and Child with Musical Angels, c.1410. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

The Orchestra at the Opera, c. 1870. Artist: Degas, Edgar (1834-1917)
The Orchestra at the Opera, c. 1870. Found in the collection of the Musee d Orsay, Paris

The Holy Family with Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara (Triptych), c. 1505. Artist: Gossaert, Jan (ca. 1478-1532)
The Holy Family with Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara (Triptych), c. 1505. Found in the collection of the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon

Violin and Guitar, 1913. Artist: Gris, Juan (1887-1927)
Violin and Guitar, 1913. Found in the collection of the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid

Virgin of Mosen Esperandeu de Santa Fe, 1439. Artist: Blasco de Granen (?-1459)
Virgin of Mosen Esperandeu de Santa Fe, 1439. Found in the collection of the Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid

A Merry Company, 1564. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Lady Playing the Lute. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

The Lute Player. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Violin, 1920. Artist: Yudin, Lev Alexandrovich (1903-1941)
Violin, 1920. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum Rostov Kremlin, Rostov

The Violinist at the Window. Artist: Scholderer, Franz Otto (1834-1902)
The Violinist at the Window. Found in the collection of Stadtische Galerie im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main

Allegory of Louis XIV, Protector of Arts and Sciences. Artist: Garnier, Jean (1632-1705)
Allegory of Louis XIV, Protector of Arts and Sciences. Found in the collection of Musee de l Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles

The Old Musician, 1862. Artist: Edouard Manet
The Old Musician, 1862. The painting is part of the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. From Masterpieces of Painting, edited by Huntington Cairns and John Walker

Nautch girl with musicians, 1902. Artist: Kapp & Co
Nautch girl with musicians, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

Burmese musicians, 1902. Artist: P Klier
Burmese musicians, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co, London, 1902]

A Bedouin musician and his audience, 1902
A Bedouin Musician and his Audience, 1902. From The Living Races of Mankind, Vol. I. [Hutchinson & Co. London, 1902]

In the mansion of Robert W Barnwell at Beaufort, North Carolina, c1860, (1938). In the mansion of Robert W Barnwell at Beaufort, North Carolina

Yuletide Music by the Town Band, 1910. Printed with Mander Brothers inks. From The British Printer Vol. XXIII. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1910]

Chairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
Chairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

The Coronation of the Virgin, 1374. Artist: Barnaba da Modena
The Coronation of the Virgin, 1374. Painting held at The National Gallery, London. From The Connoisseur Volume 101. [The Connoisseur Ltd. London, 1938]

Lucy de Laszlo, the artist?s wife, 1919. Artist: Philip A de Laszlo
Lucy de Laszlo, the artist?s wife, 1919. Lucy de Laszlo nee Guinness, member of the banking branch of the Guinness family and a sister of Henry Guinness. From The Studio Volume 80

The Fiddler, Study for Central Group in the Wayside Wedding, c1923. Artist: William Newenham Montague Orpen
The Fiddler, Study for Central Group in the Wayside Wedding, c1923. From The Studio Volume 86. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1923]

The Clown. Mural Decoration in Boulestins Restaurant, London, c1927. Artist: Jean-Emile Laboureur
The Clown. Mural Decoration in Boulestins Restaurant, London, c1927. Xavier Marcel Boulestin (1878?1943), opened Restaurant Boulestin on Southampton Street, Covent Garden in 1927

Detail of Mural Decoration in a Concert-Room in a Private House, c1927. Artist: Alexandre Jacovleff
Detail of Mural Decoration in a Concert-Room in a Private House, c1927. From The Studio Volume 94 [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1927]

Musical Angel with Violin (fresco), c15th century. Artist: Melozzo da Forli
Musical Angel with Violin (fresco), c15th century. From The Connoisseur Vol. CXVI edited by H. Granville Fell [The National Magazine Co. Ltd, London, 1945.]

Bad Company, c1665. Artist: Jan Steen
Bad Company, c1665. Painting held in the Louvre, Paris. From A History of Painting, Volume V by Haldane MacFall. [T. C. and E. C. Jack, London & Edinburgh, 1911]

A Violinist, c1898. Artist: Fernand Khnopff
A Violinist, c1898. From The Studio Volume 14 by Ralph Nevill. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1898]

Marie Hall, English violinist, c1903. Artist: Rotary Photo
Marie Hall, English violinist, c1903. Postcard posted in 1903. Taught by Otakar Sevcik in Prague, Marie Hall (1884-1956) made her London debut performance in 1903

Princess Dolgorouki, 1889. A print from Figaro Exposition, Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, Limited, 4 Stationers Hall Court, London, 1889

Gerrit Dou (1613-1675), Dutch painter, 1816. Artist: John Corner
Gerrit Dou (1613-1675), Dutch painter, 1816. Plate taken from Portraits of Celebrated Painters, Part I, by John Corner (London, 1816)

The Cat and Fiddle

Street musicians, London, 1926-1927. Wandering harpist and violinist entertaining theatre-goers in the pit queue. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I

Music concert, 13th century (1849). Artist: A Bisson
Music concert, 13th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 13th century manuscript illustration held by the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

A violinist and two cellists, 16th century (1849). Artist: Jost Amman
A violinist and two cellists, 16th century (1849). A 19th century version based on an original 16th century wood engraving

Swedish musician, 1936. Artist: Donald McLeish
Swedish musician, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

The Old Minstrel from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836. Creator: John Thompson
The Old Minstrel from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

The Broken Violin from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

The Fiddler of Meudon from The Complete Works of Beranger, 1836

A Rakes Progress, Plate 8, [June 25, 1735] reissued 1763. Creator: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress, Plate 8, [June 25, 1735] reissued 1763

The Musicians, 1524. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
The Musicians, 1524

Nigel Kennedy, Barbican, London, 1994. Creator: Brian Foskett
Nigel Kennedy, Barbican, London, 1994

A Rakes Progress - 8: The Mad House, 1733. Artist: William Hogarth
A Rakes Progress - 8: The Mad House, 1733. True to his nature Tom Rakewell has run through a vast fortune through indulgence in all the luxuries of modern living

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