Caption

Altoviola, Viola d'amour, Housle, Three violins, page, photomechanical print, Prague, cliché maker: Carl Bellmann, c. 1891 - in or before 1895, Carl Bellmann, photographer, cliché maker, paper, autotypie, height 390 mm x width 290 mm, violin, fiddle, A vertical grayscale illustration showing a decorative rectangular panel at the top with a border and an internal floral vine pattern, flanked by ribbon-like scrolls that descend along both sides. Below the panel a cluster of musical instruments hangs together: a violin with visible strings and f-holes, a bowed instrument body, a lute-like rounded body, a tuba or horn with a curved bell, and flutes or recorders tied with ribbons. Ropes or cords secure the ensemble, and a furry tassel or plume is attached among the instruments. The background is a pale wash with soft shading around the objects.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_454

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Rights managed

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34.9Mb (6.5Mb) / 8.0in x 16.9in / 2410 x 5066 (300dpi)

Keywords

Altoviola Viola d'amour Housle Three violins page photomechanical print Prague cliché maker Carl Bellmann c 1891 - 1895 photographer paper autotypie height 390 mm x width 290 mm violin fiddle vertical grayscale illustration showing decorative rectangular panel top border internal floral vine pattern flanked ribbon- scrolls descend sides panel cluster musical instruments hangs together visible strings f-holes bowed instrument body lute- rounded body tuba horn curved bell flutes recorders tied ribbons Ropes cords secure ensemble furry tassel plume attached instruments background pale wash soft shading objects