A horse-drawn carriage containing the orchestra of Louis Antoine Jullien is driven at speed along a road. Wood engraving and letterpress.

Date:
1800-1899
Reference:
34165i
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A horse-drawn carriage containing the orchestra of Louis Antoine Jullien is driven at speed along a road. Wood engraving and letterpress. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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A caricature of Louis Antoine Jullien (1812-1860), composer and conductor, active in England 1840-1856. He promoted "monster concerts" involving thousands of performers, which were taken around towns in England and Scotland

Publication/Creation

1800-1899

Physical description

1 print : wood engraving ; sheet 10.2 x 18 cm

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Musical movements. The Monster Drum has left with Monsieur Jullien, to make a promenade tour through the provinces. It is travelling with two horses, which the talented maestro conducts with his usual skill. ... The Monster Drum is making a great noise wherever it goes. It silences all opposition, and Monsieur Jullien has strong hopes that, after a little bracing exercise, it will fill the whole world with the echo of its fame. As sound travels quicker in cold weather, it is proceeded everywhere by the loudest reports. It was heard of last week in Manchester, though it had only just left London.

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Wellcome Collection 34165i

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