Fiddle Collection (#2)

The lark and the pinson. Illustration by L. Nehlig of the song bearing this title in the book " Chansons et rounds
PCT4280170 The lark and the pinson. Illustration by L. Nehlig of the song bearing this title in the book " Chansons et rounds enfantines"

In "Gabinetto Armonico" by Filippo Bonanni, Rome, 1722
FAT4300654 In "Gabinetto Armonico" by Filippo Bonanni, Rome, 1722.; (add.info.: In "Gabinetto Armonico" by Filippo Bonanni, Rome, 1722.); Photo © Infatti

A patient playing violin in a room at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum in London in the 1860s
NWI4953615 A patient playing violin in a room at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum in London in the 1860s. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Vierzon, Cher (18), Centre, France, Cyanotype photography of a child playing the violin, 1890
LUX4733130 Vierzon, Cher (18), Centre, France, Cyanotype photography of a child playing the violin, 1890; (add.info.: Vierzon, Cher (18), Centre, France

Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors
DUV4207617 Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Engraving in " ABC fun". Monrocq Freres, editors, beginning of the 20th century. 20 pages. Dim: 24, 5x18, 5cm

Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin
DUV4207609 Letter U: Oh the beautiful Uniforms! Letter V: Victorin I broke my Violin! Letter W: Come on, William, let's run to the Wagon fast! Engraving in " ABC fun"

Origins of the bow. Medieval paintings, stuatus and objects depicting early violins or fiddles
FLO4593956 Origins of the bow. Medieval paintings, stuatus and objects depicting early violins or fiddles. Copperplate engraving by John Lee from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of

Viola violin (Viola) produced by the Italian luthier Luigi Bajoni, Milano, circa 1850
FAT4301236 Viola violin (Viola) produced by the Italian luthier Luigi Bajoni, Milano, circa 1850.; (add.info.: Viola violin (Viola) produced by the Italian luthier Luigi Bajoni, Milano

Man playing the cello (or "Viola"). In " Gabinetto Armonico" by Filippo Bonanni, Rome, 1722
FAT4300617 Man playing the cello (or "Viola"). In " Gabinetto Armonico" by Filippo Bonanni, Rome, 1722.; (add.info.: Man playing the cello (or "Viola")

The music. Engraving of the gallery of His Excellency the Duke of Orleans after a painting by the painter Le Valentin
FAT4300945 The music. Engraving of the gallery of His Excellency the Duke of Orleans after a painting by the painter Le Valentin.; (add.info.: The music)

Musician playing the saringee (Indian violin) wearing muslin or cotton robes, turban and sash
FLO4565735 Musician playing the saringee (Indian violin) wearing muslin or cotton robes, turban and sash. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic Costumes

Letter U, V: urn, green jacket, violin, villa, volcano. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print)
DUV4216232 Letter U, V: urn, green jacket, violin, villa, volcano. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letter U, V: urn, green jacket, violin, villa, volcano)

The chromatic range - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families
DUV4219828 The chromatic range - Music Alphabet - For use by young students in Schools, Education Houses and Families, 1897 (lithograph); 31x24.5 cm; (add.info.: Paul Dupont, editor, Paris, 1897)

The blueberry and poppy fees walk in a field, with musician grasshoppers - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637511 The blueberry and poppy fees walk in a field, with musician grasshoppers - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)

Sailors drinking on board the lower deck of their ship, scene with violin player and pipe smoker
MMM5481609 Sailors drinking on board the lower deck of their ship, scene with violin player and pipe smoker, linen lying on a rope, and onboard equipment (sword, gun, cannon, lamp) by Pyne

Music. Classical music. Rodolphe Kreutzer, french violinist. Portrait by E.L. Coedes, 1828 Coll
3433734 Music. Classical music. Rodolphe Kreutzer, french violinist. Portrait by E.L. Coedes, 1828 Coll. Musee de la musique, Paris. (oil on canvas); (add.info.: Coedes, 1828. Coll)

Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads
FLO4702936 Twenty masked and costumed musicians and dancers emerge from four monstrous heads. Dance of the Nations, part of the celebrations of the birth of Freiderich, Duke of Wurttemberg, 1616

Anglo Saxon lyres 122, 123, harps 124, 125, violin 126, bell 127 and horse with bridle and saddle 128
FLO4702462 Anglo Saxon lyres 122, 123, harps 124, 125, violin 126, bell 127 and horse with bridle and saddle 128. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical

Miss Camargo Dancing (oil on canvas)
CUL4847196 Miss Camargo Dancing (oil on canvas) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); (add.info.: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743). Miss Camargo Dancing

Portrait of Giuseppe Torelli Italian violinist and Baroque composer (1658-1709). Anonymous painting
VEN5027609 Portrait of Giuseppe Torelli Italian violinist and Baroque composer (1658-1709). Anonymous painting. Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale

American daily life: Virginia settlers invite to a ball at the Westover plantation
NWI4884436 American daily life: Virginia settlers invite to a ball at the Westover plantation. Dancing online, in front of an orchestra of violinists, overlooks a stage

Drummer performing tricks with drumsticks while beating a drum, accompanied by a violinist
FLO4677652 Drummer performing tricks with drumsticks while beating a drum, accompanied by a violinist. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesanger's Le Bon Genre, Paris

Italian street pantomime artist in grotesque wig, playing a bizarre one-string violin with balloon
FLO4677342 Italian street pantomime artist in grotesque wig, playing a bizarre one-string violin with balloon. " This young Italian man with black eyes excels at terrible grimaces

The Duchess. The Duchess is sitting, dressed in her bed, at the foot of which are two Dead
FLO4675625 The Duchess. The Duchess is sitting, dressed in her bed, at the foot of which are two Dead, one of whom plays the violin and the other pulls the sheets from the bed

France: staging of a children's orchestra in a bourgeois interior, young girl with cello
LUX4773524 France: staging of a children's orchestra in a bourgeois interior, young girl with cello, little girl with hunting horn, young boy with violin and girl with guitar around a score

The political dancing bear (engraving)
8677197 The political dancing bear (engraving) by English School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The political dancing bear)

Dancing the Helston Ferry through the village street of Sutton, Sussex (b/w photo)
8676043 Dancing the Helston Ferry through the village street of Sutton, Sussex (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The violin (colour litho)
8635580 The violin (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The violin. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Just a note, boy playing a fiddle (colour litho)
8635463 Just a note, boy playing a fiddle (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Just a note, boy playing a fiddle)

Johann Sebastian Bach: Bach, Gavotte in E Major, Violin (colour litho)
8636185 Johann Sebastian Bach: Bach, Gavotte in E Major, Violin (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bach, Gavotte in E Major, Violin)

Musical instruments: Violins, the Alard Stradivarius, the King Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu (colour litho)
8643440 Musical instruments: Violins, the Alard Stradivarius, the King Joseph Guarnerius del Gesu (colour litho) by Gibb, William (1839-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Violins)

Advertisement for Signor Paulo's Night at the Royalty Theatre, 1822 (engraving)
8677744 Advertisement for Signor Paulo's Night at the Royalty Theatre, 1822 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Musikalische Unterhaltung / Musical Entertainment (colour litho)
8666191 Musikalische Unterhaltung / Musical Entertainment (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musikalische Unterhaltung)

Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval officer: sailors shave
MMM5460188 Life at sea, description of leisure moments on board boats, under the supervision of a naval officer: sailors shave, draw, read (or study), play music (flute)

Young musicians: Postcard 1920
JAB4120042 Young musicians: Postcard 1920; (add.info.: Young musicians: Postcard 1920); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Giaquinto: Viola player, stage costume for theatre
GIM5037869 Giaquinto: Viola player, stage costume for theatre; (add.info.: Giaquinto: Viola player, stage costume for theatre); Photo © Immagina

Blind chaunter or singer with a catgut fiddle and bow. The fiddle has a tea canister for a soundbox
FLO5003460 Blind chaunter or singer with a catgut fiddle and bow. The fiddle has a tea canister for a soundbox. Copied from an etching by Miller after a drawing by Gravelot

982 2 Madonna on the throne between Saint Jerome and Saint Sebastian. Detail representing the musical angels
VEN5027986 982 2 Madonna on the throne between Saint Jerome and Saint Sebastian. Detail representing the musical angels. Painting by Francesco de (Il Frari) Bianchi-Ferrari (1457-1510), 16th century

Double page of a codex representing tablature for violins and violas, late 15th century
VEN5027258 Double page of a codex representing tablature for violins and violas, late 15th century. Musical Bibliographic Museum of Bologna

France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Chatellerault: An amateur orchestra around a table with drinks
LUX4749348 France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86), Chatellerault: An amateur orchestra around a table with drinks (bottle of Quinquina), 1900; (add.info.: France, Poitou-Charentes, Vienne (86)

French language: to have a hobby as Ingres had for violin, chromolithograph, early 20th century
ELD4949800 French language: to have a hobby as Ingres had for violin, chromolithograph, early 20th century; Private Collection; (add.info.: French language)

France, Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-Seine (92), Meudon: genre scene, Le Menetrier de Meudon, 1865 - " Dances vite
LUX4816839 France, Ile-de-France, Hauts-de-Seine (92), Meudon: genre scene, Le Menetrier de Meudon, 1865 - " Dances vite! So obey the menetrier of Meudon - Dance quickly

Violin and bow (1, 2), sordine or mute (3), violoncello (4), violino piccola or kit (5)
FLO4594013 Violin and bow (1, 2), sordine or mute (3), violoncello (4), violino piccola or kit (5), Viola de Gamba of the 16th century (6). Copperplate engraving by John Lee after a drawing by T

Lutherie: presentation of different tools for making bow instruments, 1772 (engraving)
FAT4300837 Lutherie: presentation of different tools for making bow instruments, 1772 (engraving); (add.info.: Lutherie: presentation of different tools for making bow instruments)

History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Music lecon in the home of landowners in the southern
NWI4886579 History of the West Conquete settlers: American pioneers. Music lecon in the home of landowners in the southern colonies of the United States

American folk dance: couple dancing to the sound of a violin at a dance, 1700s. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4884536 American folk dance: couple dancing to the sound of a violin at a dance, 1700s. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: American folk dance)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220401 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

A widow on her way to play violin at a concert to earn money to support her family, 1893
3478838 A widow on her way to play violin at a concert to earn money to support her family, 1893; (add.info.: Illustration: The Breadwinner)

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"Fiddle: A Melodious Journey through Time and Cultures" Immerse yourself in the captivating world of fiddles, where music transcends boundaries and tells stories that resonate with our souls. From classical symphonies to lively Irish jigs, this versatile instrument has enchanted generations. Step back in time to 1868 with Moritz von Schwind's enchanting drawing, "The Symphony of the Cat. " This whimsical artwork captures a cat conductor leading an orchestra of mice playing tiny fiddles, reminding us that even the smallest creatures can create beautiful music. Travel across continents and experience the vibrant spirit of Ireland as you listen to "An Irish Fiddler" passionately strumming their strings. The soulful melodies evoke images of rolling green hills and lively pub gatherings filled with foot-tapping rhythms. Discover the legendary Emperor Stradivarius violin, renowned for its exceptional craftsmanship. Crafted by Antonio Stradivari himself, this masterpiece embodies perfection in both sound and design. Its exquisite tones have graced countless concert halls around the world. Take a stroll down Margate Pier alongside Jessie Wildon and her Bijou Orchestra. As they serenade passersby, their fiddles fill the air with joyous melodies that transport listeners to carefree summer days by the seaside. Witness St Cecilia at the organ in Christian Schultz's mesmerizing painting from c1865. Amidst heavenly surroundings, her delicate touch on both organ keys and fiddle strings creates harmonies that seem divinely inspired. Experience a ceilidh like no other as Cyril Hearn plays "The Big Ceilidh Fiddle" at Sidney Pavilion in Port Sidney. The infectious energy sweeps dancers off their feet while his nimble fingers bring life to each note played on his cherished instrument. Delve into Chinese musical traditions where ancient instruments intertwine seamlessly with modern compositions.