Playing in Parts - James Gillray, British
Summary
after a watercolor drawing by Brownlow North, amateur artist, 1778-1829 (artist notes)
British (artist nationality)
painter, draughtsman, caricaturist, engraver and etcher (artist role)
Recto: top center: Publish'd May 15th 1801. by H. Humphrey No. 27. St. James's Street; l. l.: (monogram) B (compass with north marked with fleur-de-lis, signature of Brownlow North, 1778-1829) . Esqr del.; bottom center: PLAYING in PARTS; l. r.: Js Gy fect; verso: u. l.: (in pencil) Reeves Apr. 1925 / £20 [sic]-10-0 $12.50; l. l.: (in pencil) C575/603 (inscription)
Hand-colored etching and aquatint. (medium)
Fine condition. (condition)
Harold Reeves, London, 9 Apr. 1925. (provenance)
Piano, Cello, Flute, Violin (instrument)
North, Brownlow, 1778-1829 (related names)
19th century (century)
Caricatures and Cartoons (miller category)
The Dayton C. Miller collection in the Library of Congress, contains nearly 1,700 flutes and other wind instruments, statuary, iconography, books, music, trade catalogs, tutors, patents, and other materials mostly related to the flute. It includes both Western and non-Western examples of flutes from around the world, with at least 460 European and American instrument makers represented. Items in the collection date from the 16th to the 20th century.