Caption
Group portrait of a string quartet, album page, photograph, cabinet photograph, This photo is part of an album., photographer: Wilhelm Höffert, 1901, paper, pasteboard, gelatin silver print, developing gelatin silver print, height 134 mm x width 196 mm, historical persons, adult man, small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band, A black-and-white photograph of four seated men in formal suits arranged around a central music stand, each holding a string instrument; two men hold violins with bows visible, one man holds a cello with its endpin on the floor, and one man holds a viola while resting a bow on his knee. The men have varied facial hair styles including mustaches and beards, and they wear dark jackets, waistcoats, and ties or cravats. The music stand has an open score visible on its ledge and slender metal supports. The chairs are wooden with turned legs and carved details. The background is plain and light-colored with some mottled spots and age marks on the image surface. The floor shows a patterned rug beneath the central stand and the musicians’ feet are visible near the instruments.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B10_003
License type
Rights managed
Available size
46.7Mb (6.3Mb) / 16.7in x 10.9in / 5009 x 3262 (300dpi)