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Flute Collection

Background imageFlute Collection: Jolly Joker Playing Card

Jolly Joker Playing Card
A classic image of a jester, wearing cap and bells, playing a flute, a ninny stick, or jesters wand, attached to his belt

Background imageFlute Collection: Euterpe, muse of music and lyric poetry, holding a flute

Euterpe, muse of music and lyric poetry, holding a flute. Found in the Tiburtino area of Rome near the Villa d Este. Copperplate engraving by Gio. Perini after an illustration by A

Background imageFlute Collection: Louis Wain - flute player and mouse

Louis Wain - flute player and mouse. circa 1900s

Background imageFlute Collection: Komuso Buddhist monks, Japan

Komuso Buddhist monks, Japan. They wear a straw basket (tengai) over their head and play a bamboo flute (shakuhachi). Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFlute Collection: Chinese ti-tzu, so-na, yueh-ch in, la-pa

Chinese ti-tzu, so-na, yueh-ch in, la-pa and Japanese hiji-riki.. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J

Background imageFlute Collection: Magic Flute Liebig 6

Magic Flute Liebig 6
(The Magic Flute) Act 2 scene 27 : the old hag is transformed into Papagena, who immediately captivates Papageno, and they, too, live happily ever after

Background imageFlute Collection: The satyr Marsyas teaching Olympus to play

The satyr Marsyas teaching Olympus to play the Tibia or flute

Background imageFlute Collection: Cover design for Narcisse by Nikolai Tcherepnin

Cover design for Narcisse by Nikolai Tcherepnin
Cover design for Narcisse, a mythological poem set to music by the Russian composer Nikolai Nikolayevich Tcherepnin (1873-1945)

Background imageFlute Collection: Japan - the Shakuhachi

Japan - the Shakuhachi
A Japanese musician plays the SHAKUHACHI, a wind instrument resembling the western flute

Background imageFlute Collection: The Joker - Playing Card

The Joker - Playing Card
A classic image of a jester, wearing cap and bells, playing a flute, a ninny stick, or jesters wand, attached to his belt. Date: 19th century

Background imageFlute Collection: Chinese musical instruments

Chinese musical instruments
A selection of Chinese musical instruments, including a bell(1), gong, (2), cymbals(4), a guqin or seven-stringed zither(7), a pipa or four-stringed lute (8), Yueqin or moon-shaped lute(11)

Background imageFlute Collection: Shame Flute - German punishment for being a poor musician

Shame Flute - German punishment for being a poor musician
A Shame Flute ( Schand Flote ) - German punishment for being a poor musician - you had to face the public wearing (around the neck) a heavy iron flute

Background imageFlute Collection: Tamino and Pamina

Tamino and Pamina
Guided and protected by the magic flute, Tamino and Pamina emerge unscathed from the ordeal of fire and water, and all will now be well for them

Background imageFlute Collection: Jester Playing Flute

Jester Playing Flute
A French jester with his flute

Background imageFlute Collection: Joseph Richardson, Flute

Joseph Richardson, Flute
JOSEPH RICHARDSON flautist from Leeds, reckoned to be one of, if not THE leading flute player of his day. Date: 1814 - 1862

Background imageFlute Collection: Caricature of Cora Cardigan, flautist

Caricature of Cora Cardigan, flautist
Caricature of Cora Cardigan (Hannah Rosetta Dinah Moulton, 1860-1931), virtuoso flautist who worked mainly in theatres and music halls. She also played the violin. 1883

Background imageFlute Collection: Whirling dervishes, Turkey

Whirling dervishes, Turkey. Date: circa 1870

Background imageFlute Collection: Magic Flute Liebig 2

Magic Flute Liebig 2
(The Magic Flute) Act 1, Scene 6 : Tamino is presented to the Queen of the Night by his three rescuers; he vows to rescue her daughter Pamina, kidnapped by Sarastro

Background imageFlute Collection: Tahiti Nose Flute

Tahiti Nose Flute
A musician plerforming on the nose flute

Background imageFlute Collection: Persian Village, South Persia (Iran)

Persian Village, South Persia (Iran)
Scene in a Persian Village, South Persia (Iran). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageFlute Collection: Drummer (Flute / Fife) Player - The Green Howards

Drummer (Flute / Fife) Player - The Green Howards (Alexandra Princess of Waless Own Regiment of Yorkshire) in Full Dress. Wearing a Nol Dress Cap. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Background imageFlute Collection: Wine Waiter

Wine Waiter
A waiter hurries purposely to a table bearing a bottle of wine and a set of flute glasses. From his rosy cheeks, he may have tested the vintage first

Background imageFlute Collection: Music at home - sketches from life of amateur musicians, 189

Music at home - sketches from life of amateur musicians, 189
Music at home - sketches from life of amateur musicians by T.W Couldery. Date: 1894

Background imageFlute Collection: The Holiday Season - Left Behind by Louis Wain

The Holiday Season - Left Behind by Louis Wain
Illustration by Louis Wain showing what the owners cats get up to when they are away on holiday. Date: 1899

Background imageFlute Collection: Japanese women performing the Koyo dance Date: circa 1890s

Japanese women performing the Koyo dance Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFlute Collection: State banquet. Serving the peacok. 19th century

State banquet. Serving the peacok. 19th century facsimile after a woodcut from an edition of Virgil's works published in Lyon in 1517

Background imageFlute Collection: Musical instruments, France, 15th to 17th century

Musical instruments, France, 15th to 17th century. Vielle or hurdy-gurdy owned by Catherine de Medicis 1, Italian mandolin 2, flute 3, pochette or pocket fiddle 4, and carved wooden box 5

Background imageFlute Collection: Tmolus, King of Lydia and mountain god

Tmolus, King of Lydia and mountain god, judge of the flute contest between the Phrygian satyr Marsyas and Pan or Apollo

Background imageFlute Collection: Ancient Roman musical instruments

Ancient Roman musical instruments
Bronze ring decorated with rattles used in Bacchanalia 1, ancient triangular metal harp (Portici) 2, Bacchic tibia from a bas-relief in the Cortile known as Mazzarini 3, cymbals

Background imageFlute Collection: Chinese female musician and musical instruments, 1800s

Chinese female musician and musical instruments, 1800s
Chinese musical instruments, Qing dynasty

Background imageFlute Collection: Miniature depicting the life of the villagers. 15th century

Miniature depicting the life of the villagers. 15th century
Medieval society. Miniature from the 15th century depicting the life of the villagers. Conde Museum. Chantilly. France

Background imageFlute Collection: Kobe, Japan - A komuso (monk of the Fuke sect) wearing a basket hat (tengai or tengui)

Kobe, Japan - A komuso (monk of the Fuke sect) wearing a basket hat (tengai or tengui) and playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute. Date: 1928

Background imageFlute Collection: The arch of Laodicea in Syria, near Latakia

The arch of Laodicea in Syria, near Latakia
View of the ruins of the hexagonal court in the Heliopolis, Temple of Baalbek, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. Mistakenly labeled Arco di Laodicea

Background imageFlute Collection: Toy Theatre, Pollocks New Stage Orchestra

Toy Theatre, Pollocks New Stage Orchestra. 19th century

Background imageFlute Collection: Classical musical instruments

Classical musical instruments: lyres 1, 2, plectrum 3, cithara 4, lute 5, percussion instruments 6, 7, 8, 15, pan pipes 9, crotales 11, tuba 12, flutes 10, 14, 18, 19, triangle 16, cymbals 17

Background imageFlute Collection: Roman musical instruments

Roman musical instruments
Bronze ring with bells 1, sistrum (triangle) and timpani (cymbals) used by Bacchantes from the Museum of Portici 2, bell (tintinnabulum) 3 and stick A, pipes from the Villa Albani 4

Background imageFlute Collection: Arab flute player, Jordan

Arab flute player, Jordan
Arab flute player makes music during a horse race in the desert near Petra, Jordan. He wears a dagger - Janbiya - on his leather belt Date: circa 1995

Background imageFlute Collection: Christmas postcard, Three boys playing musical instruments in the snow Date: 20th century

Christmas postcard, Three boys playing musical instruments in the snow Date: 20th century

Background imageFlute Collection: An itinerant Irish flute player, Victorian period

An itinerant Irish flute player, Victorian period

Background imageFlute Collection: The Irish Guards leaving Buckingham Palace, London

The Irish Guards leaving Buckingham Palace, London Date: 1915

Background imageFlute Collection: Eastern musicians on Columbia record sleeve

Eastern musicians on Columbia record sleeve
Javanese or Indonesian musicians on Columbia 78rpm record sleeve Date: early 20th century

Background imageFlute Collection: Backyard Idyll

Backyard Idyll
A group portrait oil painting of a young man, sat on a wooden chair in a fenced garden, playing the flute, next to a girl wearing a green dress, sat casually on the grass, below a washing line

Background imageFlute Collection: Figures By A River

Figures By A River
This painting depicts a number of figures, including a flute player sitting beside a tree, and two couples lounging together, with a pair of sheep and a dog, all situated in the foreground

Background imageFlute Collection: Modern age. Spanish infantry. Fife and drum

Modern age. Spanish infantry. Fife and drum
Modern age. Spanish infantry. Fife (small flute) and drum. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Background imageFlute Collection: Mercenary soldiers. Landsknechte

Mercenary soldiers. Landsknechte. Engraving after etching by Daniel Hopfer, 1530. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Background imageFlute Collection: Krishna playing flute, painting by Ranada Ukil

Krishna playing flute, painting by Ranada Ukil

Background imageFlute Collection: The Street Musicians

The Street Musicians
A drypoint showing the scene of some musicians, happily playing their music in a street, with instruments including a large harp, violin and flute. Date: circa 1921

Background imageFlute Collection: MOZART/FLUTE/PAPAGENO, A

MOZART/FLUTE/PAPAGENO, A
The old crone is transformed into Papagena, to Papageno's delight Date: first performed 1791

Background imageFlute Collection: Magic Flute Liebig Music Opera Mozart Die Zauberflote

Magic Flute Liebig Music Opera Mozart Die Zauberflote
magic, flute, liebig, music, opera, mozart, die, zauberflote, first, performed, 1791, act, scene, 26, led, protective, tamino, pamina, pass, unscathed, ordeals, fire, water, history, historical

Background imageFlute Collection: MAGIC FLUTE LIEBIG 4

MAGIC FLUTE LIEBIG 4
(The Magic Flute) Act 1, Scene 17 : Pamina explains to Sarastro why she ran away, and he reveals that he is not a wicked kidnapper, but acts under compulsion. Date: first performed 1791

Background imageFlute Collection: MAGIC FLUTE LIEBIG 3

MAGIC FLUTE LIEBIG 3
(The Magic Flute) Act 1, Scene 10 : Monostatos makes unwelcome advances to the captive Pamina, but Papageno scares him away and tells Pamina about Tamino. Date: first performed 1791

Background imageFlute Collection: Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute, Mozart

Queen of the Night, The Magic Flute, Mozart
Louise Michaeli as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote). Date: 1865

Background imageFlute Collection: Mozart, The Magic Flute

Mozart, The Magic Flute, Papageno, a wandering bird-catcher Date: first performed 1791

Background imageFlute Collection: Comic postcard, Conductor and band Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Conductor and band Date: 20th century

Background imageFlute Collection: English huntswoman jumping sidesaddle over a fence

English huntswoman jumping sidesaddle over a fence, 19th century. Facey Romford unable to follow Lucy Somersville over a hedge. What matter did it make to him how she rode, confound this ugly place

Background imageFlute Collection: Figures of the dead from Etruscan furereal urns

Figures of the dead from Etruscan furereal urns. A man lies on his side in a white tunic and toga, crowned with a garland. From the lid of an urn found near Chiasi in 1721

Background imageFlute Collection: Berber musicians of the Bey of Tunis and comedians, 1828

Berber musicians of the Bey of Tunis and comedians, 1828
Costumes of the Berber musicians of the Bey of Tunis, and comedians or Saitari, Tunisia, 1828

Background imageFlute Collection: Musicians and knights in armour at a medieval tournament

Musicians and knights in armour at a medieval tournament

Background imageFlute Collection: Chinese men playing the game of go

Chinese men playing the game of go. A musician with gong, man with pigtail, and peasant in straw hat play the board game go, while a farmer with hoe and musician with flute watch

Background imageFlute Collection: Chinese percussion and wind instruments

Chinese percussion and wind instruments
Chinese musical instruments: zhu 1, yu in the shape of a tiger 2, paiban 3, free-reed bamboo sheng 5, 6, bamboo pipes 7, flutes or dizi 8, 9, 10

Background imageFlute Collection: Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers

Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers
A Bacchic chorus of musicians and dancers with tibiae (woodwind), cithara (lyre) and cymbals

Background imageFlute Collection: Musical concert with poetess, lyre and tibia players

Musical concert with poetess, lyre and tibia players
A musical concert. A poetess or singer sings from a small volume accompanied by a Tibicine on a tibia (double reed flute) and a Fidicine on a lyre tied to her arm with a ribbon

Background imageFlute Collection: Poster, The Geisha, Japanese Opera, Dalys Theatre

Poster, The Geisha, Japanese Opera, Dalys Theatre
Poster, The Geisha, Japanese Opera, at Dalys Theatre, London, production by Morell and Mouillot

Background imageFlute Collection: Elves and Gnomes

Elves and Gnomes. 19th century

Background imageFlute Collection: Man playing a flute, New Caledonia, south west Pacific

Man playing a flute, New Caledonia, south west Pacific. Date: 1922

Background imageFlute Collection: Five street musicians on a movable greetings card

Five street musicians on a movable greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFlute Collection: African Tribesman playing Flute

African Tribesman playing Flute

Background imageFlute Collection: Poster for Concerts Ysaye Date: 1895

Poster for Concerts Ysaye Date: 1895

Background imageFlute Collection: Medieval Yule Log Date: 1940

Medieval Yule Log Date: 1940

Background imageFlute Collection: Two Fairies

Two Fairies

Background imageFlute Collection: Young Girl with a Flute by Jan Vermeer

Young Girl with a Flute by Jan Vermeer (1632-1675) - painting on wood Date: circa 1660

Background imageFlute Collection: FALL / LABRADOR / 1930

FALL / LABRADOR / 1930
FIELD TRIAL CHAMPION BRYNGARW FLUTE Owned by: Lorna Countess Howe. Date: 1930

Background imageFlute Collection: JAPANESE MAN WITH FLUTE

JAPANESE MAN WITH FLUTE
Sourimono Japanese man playing a flute. Date: 19th century

Background imageFlute Collection: Greek Flute Player

Greek Flute Player
A musician of ancient Greece plays a double-flute

Background imageFlute Collection: Flute - Viol 1550

Flute - Viol 1550
Two English musicians playing the flute and viol Date: circa 1550

Background imageFlute Collection: Jacques de Vaucanson

Jacques de Vaucanson (1709 - 1782) French inventor, notably of automata; here, he astonishes his servant with a mechanical flute-player

Background imageFlute Collection: DUET FOR 2 FLUTES

DUET FOR 2 FLUTES
Duet for two flutes Date: 1847

Background imageFlute Collection: Indian musician plays noseflute and bagpipes simultaneously

Indian musician plays noseflute and bagpipes simultaneously
An itinerant Indian musician plays a wind instrument similar to a nose flute using one nostril, whilst playing the bagpipes using his mouth

Background imageFlute Collection: Musicians with instruments on a Christmas and New Year card

Musicians with instruments on a Christmas and New Year card
Musicians with instruments on a Christmas card, with a quotation from The Merchant of Venice: I am never merry when I hear sweet music. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageFlute Collection: American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Boston. Citizens

American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). Boston. Citizens hostile with the British soldiers. Engraving. 19th century

Background imageFlute Collection: Amor Victorious, 1601-1602, by Caravaggio (1573-1610)

Amor Victorious, 1601-1602, by Caravaggio (1573-1610)
Caravaggio (1573-1610). Italian painter. Amor Victorious, 1601-1602. Detail. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Background imageFlute Collection: Votive relief for the shepherd god. About 160 AD. Two figure

Votive relief for the shepherd god. About 160 AD. Two figures of Pan in a grotto with an altar and a tree between them, above three nymphs, Hermes and a cult pillar of Hecate. Glyptothek. Munich

Background imageFlute Collection: Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tomb of the Shields. c. 350

Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tomb of the Shields. c. 350
Etruscan Art. Copy of Etruscan wall painting. Tempera on canvas 1900. Tomb of the Shields. Tarquinia, Italy c. 350 BC. Velhur Velcha and his wife, Ravnthu Aprthnei. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Denmark

Background imageFlute Collection: Male and female police band members, London

Male and female police band members, London
Male and female police band members, Met Police, London, both in ceremonial uniform. The WPC in the foreground is holding a clarinet



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