Not on display

The Origin of Music

Print
1852 (published)
Artist/Maker
Lloyd Brothers & Co (publishers)
Wass, Christopher Wentworth (engraver)
Selous, Henry Courtney (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Print after a painting by Henry Courtney Selous.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleThe Origin of Music (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
mixed mezzotint on paper
Brief description
'The Origin of Music', mezzotint, Christopher Wentworth Wass after Henry Courtney Selous, published London, 1842
Physical description
Print after a painting by Henry Courtney Selous.
Dimensions
  • Height: 78.6cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
  • Width: 51.5cm (Note: taken from departmental notes)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.251-1970

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1023027/the-origin-of-music-print-wass-christopher-wentworth/
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