Fiddlers Collection

Illustration, string quartet, four sitting men in tuxedos playing two violins, a viola and cello, front view

Concert ticket: for the benefit of Mr Borghi, 1780 (engraving)
8677686 Concert ticket: for the benefit of Mr Borghi, 1780 (engraving) by Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Concert ticket: for the benefit of Mr Borghi)

Concert ticket: for the benefit of Mr Cramer, 1788 (engraving)
8677681 Concert ticket: for the benefit of Mr Cramer, 1788 (engraving) by Sintzenich, Heinrich (1752-1812); Private Collection; (add.info.: Concert ticket)

In Castellana (Puglia, Italy), a cripple and his begging dog sitting at the foot of a tree
AIS5374952 In Castellana (Puglia, Italy), a cripple and his begging dog sitting at the foot of a tree, accompanied by a strolling violinist, in a busy street

Ole Bornemann Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer (engraving)
8677164 Ole Bornemann Bull, Norwegian violinist and composer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ole Bornemann Bull, (1810-1880)

Pergolesi surrounded by his youthful admirers (engraving)
8672740 Pergolesi surrounded by his youthful admirers (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian musician and composer, Giovanni Pergolesi (1710-1736)

Louis Spohr, German composer, violinist and conductor (engraving)
8677008 Louis Spohr, German composer, violinist and conductor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis Spohr (1774-1859), German composer

Dance in a barn or stable (colour litho)
8677464 Dance in a barn or stable (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dance in a barn or stable.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

A concert (chromolitho)
8677746 A concert (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A concert. Trade card for the Pharmacie Normale, 19 Rue Drouot)

Paul Kochanski, c.1920 (b/w photo)
3525667 Paul Kochanski, c.1920 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Paul Kochanski (1887-1934) Polish violinist); Photo © Fine Art Images.

V for Fiddlers and Villageoise - W for Wattwoman, around 1920 (print)
8600187 V for Fiddlers and Villageoise - W for Wattwoman, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume")

Untitled (painting)
7432252 Untitled (painting) by Backer, Harriet (1845-1932); (add.info.: Harriet Backer (1845-1932)); Photo © O. Vaering

V for Fiddler and Villageoise, around 1920 (print)
8600188 V for Fiddler and Villageoise, around 1920 (print) by French School, (20th century); 31x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: in "Alphabet du bal costume", Hachette, publisher)

Portrait of the members of the Joachim quartet, c. 1900 (b/w photo)
LRI4725686 Portrait of the members of the Joachim quartet, c. 1900 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna

Mademoiselle Delong de Geneve, Monsieur Philippe and Monsieur de Texier (w/c)
896341 Mademoiselle Delong de Geneve, Monsieur Philippe and Monsieur de Texier (w/c) by Carmontelle, Louis Carrogis (1717-1806); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Musical Company, 1620-1750 (oil on panel)
7412463 Musical Company, 1620-1750 (oil on panel) by Brouwer, Adriaen (1605/6-38) (after); 39--26 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Manner of Adriaen Brouwer)

Tuning, 1867 (graphite)
XOS5885780 Tuning, 1867 (graphite) by Mount, William Sidney (1807-68); 9.7x16.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by William Sidney Mount)

Madonna of Humility, 1433 (painting on wood)
885696 Madonna of Humility, 1433 (painting on wood) by Domenico di Bartolo, (c.1400-47); 93x60 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Surrounded by angel musicians)

"Wishing you a Jolly Christmas", Victorian card, c. 1880 (chromolitho)
BAL12671 "Wishing you a Jolly Christmas", Victorian card, c.1880 (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Wilhelmina Norman-Neruda, Lady Halle, 1860s (b/w photo)
7406913 Portrait of Wilhelmina Norman-Neruda, Lady Halle, 1860s (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Royal Academy of Music, London

Portrait of the violinist Irma Sethe, 1894 (oil on canvas)
7062536 Portrait of the violinist Irma Sethe, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Rysselberghe, Theo van (1862-1926); (add.info.: Portrait of the violinist Irma Sethe, 1894, Theo van Rysselberghe)

Concert (allegory of hearing), 1629, (oil on canvas)
7129369 Concert (allegory of hearing), 1629, (oil on canvas) by Terbrugghen, Hendrick Jansz (1588-1629); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Concert (allegory of hearing)

Cowherd, 1897 (oil on canvas)
7371303 Cowherd, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Chelmonski, Joseph (1850-1914); 96 x 125 cm; National Museum, Krakow, Poland; (add.info.: by Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914))

Violin Player with a Wine Glass, 1623 (oil on canvas)
XOS5885494 Violin Player with a Wine Glass, 1623 (oil on canvas) by Baburen van, Dirck (c.1595-1624); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Dirck van Baburen (c. 1595-1624))

Uhlans, Uhlans, the Boys Pretty a Picture... 1916 (oil on panel)
7386952 Uhlans, Uhlans, the Boys Pretty a Picture... 1916 (oil on panel) by Janowski, Stanislaw (1866-1942); 47.3 x 65.8 cm; National Museum, Krakow

The Clown, 1868 (oil on canvas)
7352486 The Clown, 1868 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Netherlands; (add.info.: by Renoir Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919))

Hins Anders, 1904 (oil on canvas)
7349948 Hins Anders, 1904 (oil on canvas) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); Thiel Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: by Anders Leonard Zorn (1860-1920))

Concert of Paganini (oil on canvas)
886919 Concert of Paganini (oil on canvas) by Gatti, Annibale (1828-1909); Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Tuscany

Give alms to the last of your kings (lithograph)
904707 Give alms to the last of your kings (lithograph) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

17th century fiddler in cap, coat and boots seated on a chair. T, 1803 (engraving)
7233030 17th century fiddler in cap, coat and boots seated on a chair. T, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century fiddler in cap)

Fiddler playing on a street corner, 18th century. 1803 (engraving)
7233101 Fiddler playing on a street corner, 18th century. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fiddler playing on a street corner)

17th century peasants listening to a street fiddler. 1803 (engraving)
7233084 17th century peasants listening to a street fiddler. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: 17th century peasants listening to a street fiddler)

Josef Suk (1874-1935) in the age of 21 years, 1895 (oil on canvas)
7206700 Josef Suk (1874-1935) in the age of 21 years, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Klir, Josef (1860-1916); (add.info.: Portrait of the Czech composer and violinist Josef Suk.); © Lubomir Synek

The Dance, 1870 (oil on panel)
6620785 The Dance, 1870 (oil on panel) by Bourgoin, Aime-Gabriel-Adolphe (1824-74); 41.1--31.4 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Drinkers and fiddler outside a village tavern, Georgian era. 1831 (engraving)
7234822 Drinkers and fiddler outside a village tavern, Georgian era.1831 (engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Johannes Brahms and Joseph Joachim (b / w photo)
1721114 Johannes Brahms and Joseph Joachim (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) German composer, seated

Portrait of the Composer and Violinist Arcangelo Corelli, 1702-67 (engraving)
FIA5381869 Portrait of the Composer and Violinist Arcangelo Corelli, 1702-67 (engraving) by Folkema, Jacob (1692-1767); 25 x 18.8 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

King Cole calls for his Fiddlers (colour litho)
5222764 King Cole calls for his Fiddlers (colour litho) by Hassall, John (1868-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Cole calls for his Fiddlers)

17th century fiddler with woman reading music score and man drinking, 1803 (engraving)
7233029 17th century fiddler with woman reading music score and man drinking, 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fiddlers Pike Racehorse 27 March 1997 Date: 27 March 1997

Hey Diddle Diddle, c. 1935 (gouache on paper)
7231131 Hey Diddle Diddle, c.1935 (gouache on paper) by Hunter, Edmund (1866-1937); Private Collection; Edmund & Alec Hunter Collection

David Oistrakh, Ukrainian Soviet violinist (b / w photo)
7200747 David Oistrakh, Ukrainian Soviet violinist (b/w photo) by Russian Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: David Oistrakh (1908-1974), Ukrainian Soviet violinist

The Youthful Paganini (engraving)
7165778 The Youthful Paganini (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Youthful Paganini)

The poor minstrel (engraving)
7147672 The poor minstrel (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The poor minstrel)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Violoniste; Violinist (engraving)
7197926 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Violoniste; Violinist (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Violoniste; Violinist)

The Blind Fiddler, 1812 (oil on board)
695532 The Blind Fiddler, 1812 (oil on board) by Krimmel, Johann Ludwig (John Lewis) (1787-1821); 42x56 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

King Cole (colour litho)
979639 King Cole (colour litho) by Crane, Walter (1845-1915); Private Collection; (add.info.: King Cole. Illustration for Walter Cranes Picture Book (Frederick Warne, 1900).); © Look and Learn

The great waiting for the Uoeini in Val Masino (Valtellina) (colour litho)
2808921 The great waiting for the Uoeini in Val Masino (Valtellina) (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

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In this captivating illustration, we are transported to a grand concert hall where a string quartet of talented fiddlers takes center stage. Four men dressed in elegant tuxedos sit gracefully, their instruments poised and ready to create harmonious melodies that will enchant the audience. The scene is reminiscent of the musical company that thrived between 1620 and 1750, as depicted in an exquisite oil painting on panel. The artist skillfully captures the essence of these musicians, showcasing their dedication and passion for their craft. A graphite sketch from 1867 titled "Tuning" gives us a glimpse into the meticulous preparation before each performance. The attention to detail in adjusting each string reveals the commitment these they have towards achieving perfection in their music. Moving back in time, we encounter "Madonna of Humility, " a stunning painting on wood from 1433. Though not directly related to our quartet, it reminds us of the rich history and tradition associated with classical music. Fast forward to c. 1880 when Victorian cards were adorned with festive scenes such as "Wishing you a Jolly Christmas. " This chromolitho print showcases four fiddlers playing together amidst holiday decorations, spreading joy through their melodious tunes during this special season. Portraits also play an important role in capturing moments throughout history. In one black-and-white photograph from the 1860s titled "Portrait of Wilhelmina Norman-Neruda, " Lady Halle exudes elegance while holding her violin close to her heart – a testament to her deep connection with her instrument. Another portrait brings us closer to modern times; an oil painting from 1894 portrays Irma Sethe, a renowned violinist known for her exceptional talent and artistry. Her intense gaze reflects both determination and vulnerability – qualities that make great musicians truly unforgettable. An allegorical representation titled "Concert (allegory of hearing)" transports us once again to the 17th century.