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The art of improving the voice and ear; and of increasing their musical powers, on philosophical principles. Adapted to public speakers, musicians, and actors, and particularly useful for the instructors of youth.
Date: MDCCCXXV- Pictures
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Two Commedia dell'arte street musicians performing together. Etching by J. Callot.
Callot, Jacques, 1592-1635.Reference: 15846i- Books
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Catalogue of a valuable and interesting assemblage of autograph letters, historical documents and records, illustrative of English history : to which are added some others of much interest, collected by the Very Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Milles, Dean of Exeter, and President of the Antiquarian Society, deceased 1784 : also autograph letters of celebrated musicians and composers, vocalists, actors, actresses, &c. : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. S. Leigh Sotheby, at his house, 3, Wellington Street, Strand, on Tuesday, April 25th, 1843, at one o'clock, precisely.
Sotheby, Samuel Leigh, 1805-1861.Date: 1843- Books
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Commemoration of handel; a grand selection from his most favourite works. Under the patronage and by command of His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, and the Countess of Westmorland. As it will be performed at St. Mary's Church, on Thursday the 12th of May, 1791. For the benefit of decayed musicians, &c. &c. Directors. Lord Viscount Delvin, The Archbishop of Dublin, The Archbishop of Cashel, The Archbishop of Tuam, The Duke of Leinster, The Earl of Belvedere, The Earl of Charlemont, Lord Viscount Valentia, Lord Bishop of Kildare, Lord Bishop of Cloyne, Lord Carleton, Lord Mountjoy, Lord Headsord, Right Hon. W. Brownlow, Esq. Right Hon. J. O'Neill, Esq. Right Hon. W B. Ponsonby, Esq. Right Hon. D. Latouche, Esq. Sir H. Langrishe, bart. Hon. John Baron [P]ilton, Sackville Hamilton, Esq. The Dean of St. Patrick's, Rev. Dr. Allot, John Neale, Esq. conductor, Doctor Doyle.
Date: [1791]- Pictures
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A troupe of blind musicians and their dogs confronting a rival street musician and his dog. Lithograph by Engelmann after S. Baptiste, 1828.
Baptiste, Sylvestre, 1791-1859.Date: 1828Reference: 16519i- Pictures
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A street performer accompanied by two musicians. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 582733i- Pictures
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Above, a family of street musicians playing the guitar, the triangle and the fiddle; below, five men in military uniforms at table, with a servant bringing in a roast pig. Etching by Ferdinand, King of Portugal, 1844.
Fernando II, King, consort of Maria II, Queen of Portugal, 1816-1885.Date: 1843-1844Reference: 29472i- Pictures
A woman musician. Engraving by Francis Holl, 1861, after T. Faed.
Faed, Thomas, 1825-1900.Date: June 1st 1861Reference: 673448i- Pictures
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India: a street conjuror with his musicians, putting a man inside a net and a wicker basket. Photograph, ca. 1900.
Date: 1900Reference: 575384i- Pictures
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Nithsdale, Scotland: people gather in a village street to watch as musicians play and others dance. Etching by W. Richardson after D.O. Hill.
Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870.Reference: 34236i- Pictures
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The enraged musician: a street crowd with a ballad singer is creating such a noise that the musician in the window has to put his hands over his ears. Engraving by J. June after W. Hogarth.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Reference: 34120i- Books
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British portraits. A Catalogue of a Genuine and Extensive Collection of English Portraits Consisting of the Royal Families, Peers, Gentry, Clergy, Lawyers, Military, Literary, Artists, Actors, Writing-Masters, Musicians, Female Sex, Phenomena, Convicts, Monsters, &c. From Egbert the Great to the Present Time; Comprising the Choicest [illigible] of Delaram, Elstrack, Faithorne, [illigible] Loggan, Lumley, the Pass's, Place, Smith, [illigible] White, &c. And nearly the whole that have been engraved after Sir Joshua Reynolds, and other Modern Artists, most of them Proofs, many Private Plates, and Unique Prints, not to be found in any other Collection, with Biographical and Genealogical Remarks. By an Eminent Collector, During the last Forty Years. The Collection is in perfect Preservation, and the [illigible] [illigible] with Sixty Solander Port-[illigible] Uniformly [illigible] and Print-[illigible] with Sliding [illigible] Which Will be Sold by Auction, By Mr. Richardson, At his House, No. 31, the Corner of Villiers-Street, in the Strand. In two Parts, The First, on Monday, Feb. 3, and the Seventeen following Days; the Second Part, on March 3, and the Twelve following Days, at Twelve O'Clock
Richardson, William, active 1778-1815.Date: [1800]- Pictures
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A futuristic vision: technology is over-sophisticated, and the masses devote themselves to intellectual pursuits, while the basic needs of society are neglected. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828, after F.A.
A., F., active 1828.Date: Jany. 23 1828Reference: 36373i- Pictures
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The enraged musician: a street crowd with a ballad singer is creating such a noise that the musician in the window has to put his hands over his ears. Engraving by W. Hogarth, 1741.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: Novbr. the 30th 1741Reference: 39172i- Books
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The laugher; or, The art of jesting: shewing every man in his humour, from the throne to the cottage; in particular of kings, queens and princes. Of noblemen and ambassadors. Of Gentlemen and Ladies. Of Gallants and Upstarts. Of Soldiers. Of Travellers. Of Politicians. Of Gamesters. Of Popes and Prelates. Of Poets and Musicians. Of Physick and Physicians. Of Lawyers. Of Love and Lovers. Of Husbands and Wives. Of Women. Of Dress. Of Jesters. Of Servants. Of Fools. Of Countrymen and Clowns. Of Thieves. Of Sharpers. Of Beggars. Of drunkards. Of noses, &c. &c.
Date: [1755]- Books
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The laugher; or, The art of jesting: shewing every man in his humour, from the throne to the cottage; in particular of kings, queens and princes. Of noblemen and ambassadors. Of Gentlemen and Ladies. Of Gallants and Upstarts. Of Soldiers. Of Travellers. Of Politicians. Of Gamesters. Of Popes and Prelates. Of Poets and Musicians. Of Physick and Physicians. Of Lawyers. Of Love and Lovers. Of Husbands and Wives. Of Women. Of Dress. Of Jesters. Of Servants. Of Fools. Of Countrymen and Clowns. Of Thieves. Of Sharpers. Of Beggars. Of drunkards. Of noses, &c. &c.
Date: M.DCC.LV. [1755]- Pictures
Two Indian musicians. Gouache by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 778057i- Pictures
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A street altar in Rome, hung with votive offerings, attended by itinerant pipers watched by locals. Watercolour by D.W. Lindau, 1835.
Lindau, Dietrich Wilhelm, 1799-1862.Date: 1835Reference: 38511i- Pictures
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A man is playing a type of flute and a boy is playing a drum. Etching by J.J. Martínez Espinosa.
Martínez Espinosa, Juan José, 1826-1897.Date: [1876]Reference: 29510i- Pictures
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A blind singer wearing a long cloak is playing the guitar. Etching by Juan de la Cruz Cano y Olmedilla after Manuel de la Cruz.
Cruz, Manuel de la, 1750-1809.Date: 1777Reference: 29488i- Pictures
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Street entertainers in Nottingham: James Burne, called Shelford Tommy, a ventriloquist (left) and Charley, a man playing a shawm (right). Etching with aquatint, 1797.
Date: [1797]Reference: 32455i- Pictures
Johann Baptist Cramer. Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after I. Pocock.
Pocock, I. (Isaac), 1782-1835.Date: June 14th 1819Reference: 5369i- Pictures
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A man holding a guitar is leaning against a wall, two children are lying asleep on the ground beside him. Etching by J.J. Martínez Espinosa.
Martínez Espinosa, Juan José, 1826-1897.Date: 1877Reference: 29509i- Books
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Royal Society of Musicians. Under the patronage, and by command of their Majesties, And under the direction of The Earl of Exeter, Honorary President. The Earl of Sandwich, The Earl of Uxbridge, Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart. and Sir Richard Jebb, Bart. Honorary Vice-Presidents. Will be performed, in Westminster-Abbey, The following selections of sacred music, from Handel's works. On Thursday, June 2d, 1785, Part I. Overture in Esther. Dettingen Te Deum. Part II. Second Hautboy Concerto. Song. Pious Orgies, (judas Macchaboeus.) Select Parts of the Funeral Anthem. Chorus. How excellent is thy Name, O Lord (saul) Part III. Anthem. O come let us sing unto the Lord. Fourth Hautboy Concerto. Coronation Anthem. My Heart is inditing. On Monday, June 6th, Part I. Overture in Joseph. Song. Total Eclipse, Chorus. O first created Beam, Jubilate. (samson) Part II. Fifth Grand Concerto. Song. He was Eyes to the Blind. Anthem. As pants the Hart. Chorus. The Lord shall reign, (israel in Egypt.) Part III. Fifth Hautboy Concerto. Song. Shall I in Mamre's fertile Plain, (joshua.) Chorus. For all these Mercies. Recitative. O clap your Hands together; and Song. O give Thanks. Chorus. Ye Sons of Israel, (joshua.) Coronation Anthem. Zadock the Priest. And on Wednesday, June the 8th, The Sacred Oratorio of The Messiah. The Band will be as numerous, and the Performances on the same Grand Scale as they were last Year, at the Commemoration of Handel. The Profits arising from the several Performances, will be applied to the Fund for Decayed Musicians, the Westminster Hospital, and St. George's Hospital. - Tickets, at One Guinea for each of the Performances, will be delivered on Monday, the 2d, Wednesday the 4th, and Friday the 6th of May, at the St. Alban's-Tavern, St. Alban's-Street, Pall-Mall; and will continue to be delivered, at the same Place, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of every Week, 'till the Time of Performance, from Ten in the Morning, to Six in the Evening. It is requested, that those who mean to honor this Celebrity with their Attendance, will be as early in their Application for Tickets, as they conveniently can, as it is intended to stop the Delivery of Tickets, when a sufficient Number has been disposed of, to fill the Places allotted for the Company; for it is proposed, to prevent Confusion, that this Year there shall be no Distinction of Places between Subscribers and Non-Subscribers.
Royal Society of Musicians (Great Britain)Date: [1785]- Pictures
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Women dancing to musical accompaniment, Cairo, Egypt. Coloured lithograph by Louis Haghe after David Roberts, 1849.
Roberts, David, 1796-1864.Date: [1849]Reference: 34046iPart of: Egypt and Nubia