Lyre Collection

Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Creator: John Charles Dollman
Orpheus and His Lute, late 19th-early 20th century, (1914). Depiction of the ancient Greek legend of Orpheus, (who played a lyre, not a lute)

Illustrated London News Christmas number cover, 1904
A beautiful fairy with wings, looks thoughtful as she gazes out to the sea and starry sky. Front cover of The Illustrated London News Christmas Number 1904. Date: 1904

The Bard, c. 1817 (oil on canvas)
XYC136233 The Bard, c.1817 (oil on canvas) by Martin, John (1789-1854); 127x101.5 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Etruscan art: frescoes depicting banquet scenes, detail depicting a lyre player
LRI4639460 Etruscan art: frescoes depicting banquet scenes, detail depicting a lyre player. Tomb of the Triclinium. 5th century BC

Cygnus and Lyra constellations. Illustrated card from a 19th century astronomical teaching aid called Uranias Mirror, after the Greek muse of astronomy. There are 32 cards in total

Musical Instruments 1883
Various musicians playing various instruments: a harp, a lyre, pipes, hunting horn. Pipes of Pan are also in evidence

Blunt / Cygnus & Lyra / Pl32
The constellation of Cygnus - a flying swan - and Lyra - that of an ancient Greek lyre

COSTUME FOR 1815-1820
French & German dress 1815-20 according to a later source: cut-away coat & white trousers, pelisse with mancherons & dresses with profusely trimmed hemlines

Dr Johnson / Reading / Oval
Dr Samuel Johnson Writer

Apollo offering a libation to the raven, kylix, 5th century BC
Attic White Ground kylix of the early 5th century BC. Showing Apollo sitting on a stool performing a libation whilst holding a lyre. A raven looks

Marble sculpture of Pothos, 2nd century AD, National Archaeological Museum, Naples, Campania, Italy, Europe

Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy
500329 Apollo, God of Light, Eloquence, Poetry and the Fine Arts with Urania, Muse of Astronomy, 1789 (oil on canvas) by Meynier, Charles (1768-1832); 275x235 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Design for Gilbert and Sullivan, A Dream of Patience
Design by Alice Mary Havers for Gilbert and Sullivan, Savoy Operas, A Dream of Patience. circa 1880s

Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Mosaic of Orpheus. 200 AD. Of a private room, dining room or triclinium of a roman domus. From Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

DEATH OF ORPHEUS. Orpheus and the Bacchantes. Oil on canvas by Emile Levy (1826-1890)

Orpheus playing his lyre. Relief from Thessaloniki. Greece
Orpheus, wearing a Phrygian cap and surrounded by the beasts charmed by the music of his lyre. Relief from Thessaloniki. Greece

HOMER: THE ILIAD. Homer Invoking the Muse. Line engraving, 1805, after the drawing by John Flaxman

Greece / Custom / Pallas
A procession in honour of Pallas Athene

Quintus Horatius Flaccus
QUINTUS HORATIUS FLACCUS Roman writer known as Horace

Erato, Muse of Poetry, 1870 (w / c on paper)
Ma122468 Erato, Muse of Poetry, 1870 (w/c on paper) by Poynter, Edward John (1836-1919); 47x33 cm; Private Collection; Photo eThe Ms Gallery, London; English, out of copyright

Lyre Bird Engraving 1894
The Superb Lyrebird looks like a large pheasant with its long, striped tail feathers that curl outward at the ends, and fluffy plumage around the tail

The Improvised Concert, or The Price of Harmony, 1790. Artist: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)
The Improvised Concert, or The Price of Harmony, 1790. Found in the collection of Musee de l Hotel Sandelin, Saint-Omer

Reynaldo Hahn / Barrere
REYNALDO HAHN French musician: a satirical view Date: 1874 - 1947

Morning, 1805 (etching)
XKH141679 Morning, 1805 (etching) by Runge, Philipp Otto (1777-1810); 72x48 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

Attic amphora representing winged Eros with lyre and dog at his feet
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Red-figure pottery. Attic amphora representing winged Eros with a lyre and a dog at his feet

Marble statue of lyre player, from Island of Keros (Greece)
Cycladic civilization, 2nd millenium b.C. Marble statue of a lyre player. From the Island of Keros (Greece)

The Poets Inspiration (oil on canvas)
XIR26908 The Poets Inspiration (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); 182x213 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Orpheus Playing Music (woodcut) (b / w photo)
XJF128035 Orpheus Playing Music (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Spanish School; Private Collection; Spanish, out of copyright

NOBEL PRIZE: LITERATURE. Reverse of the Nobel Prize medal for Literature, first awarded in 1901

Olympic Hero / Dionysos
Ancient Greeks : an olympic victor with a lyre, Priest of Bacchus and a king

LYREBIRD
(Menura superba, or Menura novae-hollandae) When it comes to showing off, the Australians do it best

Apollo (Tooke)
The bow testifies to his status as god of archery, the lyre to his patronage of the arts : his halo identifies him as the Roman equivalent of the Greek Sun-god HELIOS

Homer / Phillipoteaux
HOMER Blind Greek poet singing to sailors

Red-figure pottery, Attic vase, detail: zither female player
Greek civilization, 5th century b.C. Red-figure pottery. Attic vase. Detail: zither female player

Handmade Musical Instruments, Chania, Crete, Greece

Statue of Apollo with the Lyre
7287254 Statue of Apollo with the Lyre; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Apollo with the Lyre. 1st century, inspired by Greek masterpieces)

Title page "Dictionnaire de la musique", volume III of "Works Completes" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
AIS5356107 Title page "Dictionnaire de la musique", volume III of "Works Completes" by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), edition of 1793 (engraving); Biblioteca de Catalunya

War and Peace
5308143 War and Peace.; (add.info.: War represented by swords, spears and helmet; Peace represented by Music (Lyre) from Voltaire's 'Melanges de Philosophie' 1757

Courtly Women Listen To Music In An Orchard. After Section Of A Fresco Called Triumph Of Death In The Camposanto
UIG5420259 Courtly Women Listen To Music In An Orchard. After Section Of A Fresco Called Triumph Of Death In The Camposanto Monumentale By Buonamico Di Martino,Also Known As Buonamico Buffalmacco

French postcard of The Sirens, c. 1905
UIG5343454 French postcard of The Sirens, c. 1905; Superstock/UIG.

The Death of Eurydice, 1636-38 (oil on canvas)
8682950 The Death of Eurydice, 1636-38 (oil on canvas) by Quellinus, Erasmus (1607-78); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: By Erasmus Quellinus).

Ancient Greek dance (engraving)
8635048 Ancient Greek dance (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Greek dance. Illustration from Hellas)

Ticket for the Yorkshire Music Festival, 1828 (colour litho)
8677665 Ticket for the Yorkshire Music Festival, 1828 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ticket for the Yorkshire Music Festival)

Moustiers powder box, Olerys Laugier factory - Joseph Olerys (1697-1749) and Jean Baptiste Laugier (18th century)
JEB4904506 Moustiers powder box, Olerys Laugier factory - Joseph Olerys (1697-1749) and Jean Baptiste Laugier (18th century) - Musee de la Faience Marseille; Musee Borely, Marseille

Orpheus, from a 19th century print, from Les Maitres de la Sensibilite Francaise Au XVIII Siecle
3742705 Orpheus, from a 19th century print, from Les Maitres de la Sensibilite Francaise Au XVIII Siecle; (add.info.: Orpheus, from a 19th century print)

Letter W: Wolfram, in " Tannhauser", opera (created in 1845) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and Z: Zampa
DUV4208643 Letter W: Wolfram, in " Tannhauser", opera (created in 1845) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883) and Z: Zampa, in " Zampa or La fiancee de marbre"

Letter W: Wolfram, in " Tannhauser", opera (created in 1845) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
DUV4208631 Letter W: Wolfram, in " Tannhauser", opera (created in 1845) by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Testudo or lyre of Amphion (1,2), lyre held by Terpsichore (3), psaltery (4), triangular harp or Trigonium (5)
FLO4593743 Testudo or lyre of Amphion (1,2), lyre held by Terpsichore (3), psaltery (4), triangular harp or Trigonium (5), Abyssinian testudo (6), Etruscan 6-string lyre (7), lyre (8)

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The lyre, a timeless symbol of music and poetry, has captivated artists and musicians throughout history. From its depiction on the Illustrated London News Christmas number cover in 1904 to The Bard immortalizing it in his oil painting from c. 1817, the lyre's enchanting melodies have resonated across centuries. In the celestial realm, the Cygnus and Lyra constellations pay homage to this ancient instrument. As stars twinkle in harmony, they echo the harmonious chords produced by skilled hands strumming a lyre's strings. Musical Instruments of 1883 showcases various renditions of this captivating instrument - each with its unique charm and allure. Blunt / Cygnus & Lyra / Pl32 captures its elegance as part of an exquisite costume design for 1815-1820. Even literary giants like Dr Johnson found solace in its melodic embrace while reading Oval. Orpheus himself wielded a lyre so masterfully that even nature danced to his tunes; John Charles Dollman's Orpheus and His Lute beautifully portrays this mythological tale from late 19th-early 20th century (1914). Ancient artifacts further testify to the enduring legacy of the lyre. Apollo offering a libation to the raven on a kylix dating back to the 5th century BC transports us back in time when this instrument was revered as divine inspiration. A marble sculpture of Pothos from the 2nd century AD reminds us that love can be expressed through lyrical melodies. The world of theater also embraced this enchanting instrument; Design for Gilbert and Sullivan's A Dream of Patience incorporates it into their whimsical production, adding an ethereal touch to their storytelling. Lastly, a mosaic depicting Orpheus at Miletus displayed at Berlin's Pergamon Museum serves as a testament to how artistry transcends boundaries and connects civilizations.