Title

Messers. Collard's Concert-room, Grosvenor-street, 1862. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Messers. Collard's Concert-room, Grosvenor-street, [London]. 1862. 'The firm of Collard and Collard ranks high among pianoforte-makers; and the increased operations of business consequent on their success have resulted in the Messrs. Collard opening a new establishment...so as to afford greater facilities to the fashionable and artistic world for inspecting their instruments...The saloons are of a spacious and highly-ornamental character, admirably adapted for the display of pianofortes...The prevailing style of architecture is the mixed Italian...The ceilings, designed by the celebrated brothers Adam, are alone worth a visit of inspection by connoisseurs of the decorative art, the judicious application of colour, under the masterly superintendence of Owen Jones, having greatly brought out and enhanced their original beauties...In a spirit of commendable liberality a magnificent saloon has been appropriated for a concert-room, which is gratuitously granted by Messrs. Collard for the use of artists, especially pianists, during the London season; and there is no saloon in the metropolis better adapted, from its acoustic properties, for musical effect, while the arrangements as to light and ventilation are perfect'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862.

Date

1862

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM24A09_201

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Rights managed

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29,4Mb (3,5Mb) / 12,7in x 9,0in / 3818 x 2687 (300dpi)

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