'Instruments of music. Pandean ministrels in performance at Vaux-hall'
Print
1 December 1806 (published)
1 December 1806 (published)
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All the musicians in this print are shown playing various versions of Pandean, or Pan Pipes, as well as other percussion instruments. This troupe, united as a band by their hats sporting Prince of Wales' feathers, was depicted playing at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. Strolling groups such as this - also known as Savoyards - were performing in the Gardens by 1781, and continued to appear into the 1820s.
Object details
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| Title | 'Instruments of music. Pandean ministrels in performance at Vaux-hall' (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | hand-coloured etching on paper |
| Brief description | Hand-coloured etching of a percussion band at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens ca.1800, entitled 'Instruments of music. Pandean ministrels in performance at Vaux-hall'. Engraving by John Lee after Edward Francis Burney (1760-1848). |
| Physical description | Hand-coloured etching of a band of musicians entitled 'Instruments of music. Pandean ministrels in performance at Vaux-hall'. All the musicians are playing the Pan Pipes while also playing other instruments including the cymbals, a triangle, a ndrum, a percussive instument with bells, and a tambourine. |
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| Credit line | Harry Beard |
| Summary | All the musicians in this print are shown playing various versions of Pandean, or Pan Pipes, as well as other percussion instruments. This troupe, united as a band by their hats sporting Prince of Wales' feathers, was depicted playing at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens. Strolling groups such as this - also known as Savoyards - were performing in the Gardens by 1781, and continued to appear into the 1820s. |
| Associated object | |
| Other number | F.112-26 - H Beard Collection Numbering |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2361-2009 |
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| Record created | August 19, 2009 |
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