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Instrumens Musicaux de la Côte d'Or / Speeltuigen van de Goudkust (Musical Instruments from the Gold Coast) / Jakob van der Schley [artwork]

Instrumens Musicaux de la Côte d'Or / Speeltuigen van de Goudkust (Musical Instruments from the Gold Coast) [artwork]

Title: Instrumens Musicaux de la Côte d'Or / Speeltuigen van de Goudkust (Musical Instruments from the Gold Coast) [artwork]
Artist: Schley, Jakob van der, 1715-1779
Genre: artwork
Date Created: ca. 1748
Physical Description: Sheet: 10 7/8 x 8 1/8 inches (27.5 x 20.6 cm.); plate impression: 8 3/8 x approximately 6 inches (21.4 x 15.2 cm.) - no platemark on left side of image
Artist nationality: Dutch
Artist role: draughtsman and engraver
Inscription: Recto: (each instrument or group of intruments is identified in French and Dutch) first row: Cornets ou Trompettes. / Kromhoorns of Trompetten. [and] Cliquettes ou Castagnetes. / Klapbeentjes of Klaphoutjes. ; second row: Bassin de Cuivre. / Koper - Bekken. [and] Chaudrons ou Timbale. / Kétel of Kételtrom. [and] Pincettes Musicalles / Musikaale - Tangen ; third row: Sonnettes de main. / Handschelletjes. [and] Sorte de Guittarre. / Soort van Guitarre, of Cyther. ; fourth row: Fluttes. / Fluiten. ; fifth row: Petit Tambour. / Klyne Trom. [and] Tambour Royal / Koninglyke Trom [and] Tambour. / Trom. ; l. l.: (just beneath image) J. v. Schley direx. ; bottom center: (in French and Dutch) INSTRUMENS MUSICAUX de la CÔTE D'OR / SPEELTUIGEN van de GOUDKUST. ; l. r.: (in pencil, within platemark) 1750 ; l. l.: (in pencil) see Flutes ; verso: u. l.: (in pencil) 1 50 / Clark ; l. l.: (in pencil) C575/652
Medium: Etching.
Condition: Good condition. Light surface dirt along top and bottom edges of sheet. Light adhesive tape stains at upper and lower corners of the left edge. Small pinhole at left edge of sheet.
Provenance: The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California, no date given.
Instrument: Trumpet, Castanets, Tambour (Drum), Harp (or type of Guitar), Flute, Bells
Related names: Prévost, Abbé, 1697-1763
Century: 18th century
Subject: African Instruments
Miller category: Instruments - - Plates
Miller ID: 0624/Z
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Last Updated: 07-07-2010

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