Theodor de Bry - Drummer and flutist, 16th century

Flemish (artist nationality)
engraver, goldsmith, and publisher (artist role)
Verso: u. l.: (in faint brown ink) C. Wiesböck ; bottom center: (violet stamp, monogram, with simple border outline) ES. [the "E" is reversed] ; l. r.: (in faint pencil) [9118?] ; l. l.: (in pencil) C575/236 (inscription)
Engraving. (medium)
Good condition. Trimmed to plate impression. (condition)
The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California, 14 Aug. 1939. Formerly in the collection of Carl Wiesböck, and then Ed. Schultze, Vienna. (provenance)
Flute, Drum (instrument)
Wiesböck, Carl, 1811-1874; Schultze, Ed., ca. 1900 (related names)
16th century (century)
Works of art - - Groups of Musicians including Processions (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.