Karl Kreith, ca. 1746-1803 - Public domain portrait engraving

Inscription: Recto: (printed at bottom of paper mount) Karl Kreith; Verso: u. r.: (in pencil) 293; center: (in blue pencil) Kreith / 1st Artiste; center: (in ink) H. M. FitzGibbon / 19 Earlsport Ter / Dubl[in]
Provenance: Capt. H. Macaulay FitzGibbon, The Bungalow, Greystones, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, 21 June 1923.
Condition: Engraving is in fine condition, but both mounts are discolored and stained with glue.

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.