Keyboard Collection

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by William McLaren
King Arthur welcomes the Green Knight into the Banqueting Hall and invites him to dismount and eat with the company. Everyone is amazed to see the unexpected visitor

Frederic Chopin / Nocturne
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician composing his Nocturne opus 9 number 2 Date: 1810 - 1849

Robert & Clara Schumann
ROBERT AND CLARA SCHUMANN German musicians, at the keyboard

Chopin Concert Radziwill
FREDERIC CHOPIN Prince Antoni Radziwill, a long admirer of Chopins talents invites him to play at the palace in Berlin

Js Bach at the Keyboard
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH German organist and composer at the keyboard

Frederic Chopin / Preludes
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician composing his preludes

CAT PIANO
Variations on a catatonic scale : the keys are linked to the cats tails, and when depressed the resulting miaows create a concatenation of feline counterpoint

Yost Light Running Typewriter No. 15
A Yost Light Running Typewriter No.15. Date: 1910

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Clavichord with painted lid in the Chinese style, 18th century.. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J

Handel as a Child
GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL Young Georg Friedrich is found by his parents at the keyboard in the middle of the night... Date: 1685 - 1759

Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - playing the piano. circa 1910s

Cat playing the piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Cavalier King Charles spaniel at the piano
Unusual Friends - Cavalier King Charles spaniel at the piano. 1950s

Animals and birds singing round a piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Pantomime artist Will Evans with his children
Will Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s

Promotional photograph for the IBM 1410
A female computer technician sits at an IBM 1410, in a promotional photograph for this business computer system. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Beethoven (Lemud)
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Dreaming at the keyboard

Frederic Chopin / Krzesz
FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician the last notes

LISZT (1811-1886) PHOTO
FRANZ LISZT in old age, at the keyboard

Her Royal Highness, Princess Royal and her four sisters
Morning Amusements -- Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766-1828), and her four sisters (Augusta Sophia, Elizabeth, Mary, Sophia), all daughters of King George III

Susi - at the piano, finding the music rather overwhelming. 1950s

Rossini Balestrieri
GIOACCHINO ROSSINI composing his opera Il Barbieri di Seviglia, first performed on 20 February 1816

George Grossmith, comedian, playing piano (3 of 4) Date: 1890s

George Grossmith, comedian, playing piano (2 of 4) Date: 1890s

George Grossmith, comedian, playing piano (1 of 4) Date: 1890s

George Grossmith, comedian, four views playing piano Date: 1890s

Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821
Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez (1763-1834). Spanish painter. Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Georgian cartoon, man, daughter and barber
Georgian cartoon, barber cutting the hair of a man who is complaining about his daughter showing too much leggings Date: circa 1820s

Advert, The Ampico piano, Regent Street, London
Advert, The Ampico, The Supreme Re-enacting Piano, Regent House, Regent Street, London Date: 1927

Advert, Bluthner Pianos, Wigmore Street, London
Bluthner Pianos, Wigmore Street, London W1 Date: 1927

Woman seated at keyboard of a pipe organ, studio portrait
Woman seated at the keyboard of a pipe organ, studio portrait, in pleated gown. Captioned Harmony'. Date: 1895

Advertisement for North's Typewriter, with illustration and caption, Visible Writing. Brief Carriage. Universal Keyboard, Perfect Alignment

George Frederick Handel, composer

Anny Ondra - Polish actress - Film - Fairground People
Anny Ondra (Anna Sophie Ondrakova) (1903-1987) - Polish actress in British silent films. Married the German boxing great Max Schmeling

Chimp with computer
Becky the chimpanzee (18 months old and raised at Twycross Zoo)sits on a cushion next to a IBM AT-5170 computer, touching the keyboard with her hand. Date: 1987

Newspaper press linotype operator
A linotype operator in a newspaper printing room Date: 1960s

Fats Waller, legendary American jazz musician
Fats Waller (Thomas Wright Waller, 1904-1943), legendary American jazz musician, composer, singer and entertainer. Date: circa 1930s

George Grossmith, comedian, playing piano (4 of 4) Date: 1890s

The Padre, adapted by Jose G Levy, first produced at the Lyceum Theatre, Strand, London, 22 May 1926, from Mon Cure Chez Les Riches by Andre de Lorde, Pierre Chaine and Clement Vautel

Music cover, The Birth of the Blues, words by B G De Sylva and Lew Brown, music by Ray Henderson. 1926

Elisabeth of Wied, Queen of Romania
Elisabeth of Wied (1843-1916), Queen of Romania, pen name Carmen Sylva, playing the organ

Silhouette, Playing Rousseaus Dream on Piano. late 19th century

Barbara Urslerin, bearded girl from Germany Barbara Urslerin
Barbara Urslerin (1629 - 1668+), a bearded woman from Germany. 1668

Hypothetical female smoking party, May 1894
Illustration of an all-female smoking party, captioned " what we are coming to: a ladies smoking party", in reference to the changing social standards for women in Britain. 1894

Music cover, Lewiss Beautiful Tea, Waltz - Lewiss Department Store, Manchester. circa 1890

Misses Maud and Grace Hubbard, musicians, with violin and harp. Date: circa 1908

Drayson Marsh and his Dance Band. 1939

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