Carol Collection (#7)

Two Musician Girls, Second Half of the 19th cen Artist: Hamdi Bey, Osman (1842-1910)
Two Musician Girls, Second Half of the 19th cen.. Found in the collection of the Pera Museum, Istanbul

(From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
(From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Count Albrecht II of Hohenberg (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Count Albrecht II of Hohenberg (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Count Wernher von Homberg (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Count Wernher von Homberg (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Heinrich von Veldeke (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Heinrich von Veldeke (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Gottfried von Neifen (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Gottfried von Neifen (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Count Otto von Botenlauben (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Count Otto von Botenlauben (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Count Friedrich II von Leiningen (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Count Friedrich II von Leiningen (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Count Konrad von Kirchberg (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Count Konrad von Kirchberg (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Rudolf II of Fenis (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Rudolf II of Fenis (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Margrave Henry III of Meissen (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Margrave Henry III of Meissen (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Henry IV Probus, Duke of Silesia-Wroclaw (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Henry IV Probus, Duke of Silesia-Wroclaw (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

King Conrad the Younger (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
King Conrad the Younger (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Henry VI (1165-1197), Holy Roman Emperor (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Henry VI (1165-1197), Holy Roman Emperor (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Count Kraft III of Toggenburg (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Artist: Anonymous
Count Kraft III of Toggenburg (From the Codex Manesse), Between 1305 and 1340. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Young Man Singing. Artist: Baburen, Dirck (Theodor), van (1595-1624)
Young Man Singing. Found in the collection of Stadtische Galerie im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main

Christmas Eve, 1910s. Artist: Pershin, Alexander Stepanovich (1882-?)
Christmas Eve, 1910s. From a private collection

A Christmas Carol, c1898. Artist: James Allan Duncan
A Christmas Carol, c1898. From The Studio Volume 15. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1898-9]. (Colorised black and white print)

Design for A Christmas Carol, c1898. Artist: James Allan Duncan
Design for A Christmas Carol, c1898. From The Studio Volume 15. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1898-9]

Good King Wenceslas, 1895. Artist: Arthur Joseph Gaskin
Good King Wenceslas, 1895. An illustraion originally published in Good King Wenceslas, published by Cornish Brothers, Birmingham. From The Studio Volume 4. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1894]

Sue Carol (1906-1982), Amerian actress, 20th century. Carol acted in films from 1927 to 1937, after which she established a talent agency. In 1942 she married the Hollwood film star Alan Ladd

A Concert, c. 1525. Artist: Italian master
A Concert, c. 1525. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Pastoral Concert, c. 1510. Artist: Giorgione (1476-1510)
Pastoral Concert, c. 1510. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Guidonian hand with somization syllables, 16th century. Artist: Anonymous
Guidonian hand with somization syllables, 16th century. Found in the collection of the University of California, Berkeley, Music Library

Portrait of a Musician, c. 1565. Artist: Campi, Bernardino (1522-1591)
Portrait of a Musician, c. 1565. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

A Concert, c. 1490. Artist: Costa, Lorenzo (1460-1535)
A Concert, c. 1490. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Luteplayer. Artist: Crespi, Giuseppe Maria (1665-1747)
The Luteplayer. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Nizhny Novgorod

Portrait of the Lute Player Giulio Mascheroni, ca 1594. Artist: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)
Portrait of the Lute Player Giulio Mascheroni, ca 1594. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

A Woman singing and a Man with a Cittern, ca. 1665-1667. Artist: Schalcken, Godfried Cornelisz (1643-1706)
A Woman singing and a Man with a Cittern, ca. 1665-1667. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Self-Portrait playing the Lute, ca 1665. Artist: Steen, Jan Havicksz (1626-1679)
Self-Portrait playing the Lute, ca 1665. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

The Lute Player, 1661. Artist: Sorgh, Hendrik Maertensz (c. 1610-1670)
The Lute Player, 1661. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Young man with jews harp, 1621. Artist: Baburen, Dirck (Theodor), van (1595-1624)
Young man with jews harp, 1621. Found in the collection of the Centraal Museum, Utrecht

The Lute Player, 1622. Artist: Baburen, Dirck (Theodor), van (1595-1624)
The Lute Player, 1622. Found in the collection of the Centraal Museum, Utrecht

Sumer Is Icumen In, c. 1260-1270. Artist: Anonymous
Sumer Is Icumen In, c. 1260-1270. From a private collection

Ricordo di Tivoli, 1866-1867. Artist: Feuerbach, Anselm (1829-1880)
Ricordo di Tivoli, 1866-1867. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts to Boethius, ca 1465. Artist: Coetivy Master (active c. 1450-1485)
Philosophy Presenting the Seven Liberal Arts to Boethius, ca 1465. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Philosophy Instructing Boethius on the Role of God, ca 1465. Artist: Coetivy Master (active c. 1450-1485)
Philosophy Instructing Boethius on the Role of God, ca 1465. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Margrave Otto IV of Brandenburg Playing Chess (From the Codex Manesse), c1300. Found in the collection of the Library of the Ruprecht Karl University, Heidelberg

Cutout Christmas card with carol singing cats
Cutout Christmas card with six carol singing cats. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card with poem by George Wither, three stanzas from his longer poem A Christmas Carol (1622). With accompanying illustration by Claud Lovat Fraser. (1 of 2) Date: 1921

Carol Practice
Practising carols in the village church

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