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Young women dancing near a fountain. 19th century
Christmas card in the shape of a violin case. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Johann Strauss conducting an orchestra. circa 1898
Sicilian Woman and Man of CorfuA Sicilian Woman and a Man of Corfu. 1834
Albanian Soldier and Rhapsodos (Rhapsode or Bard, performer of epic poetry). 1832
Woman playing violin in the Place du Tertre, ParisWoman playing the violin in the Place du Tertre, Paris. Date: 1960s
Two blind beggars playing stringed instruments. Date: 1890s
Variety of Instruments Date: 1880
Clown with banjo on a Victorian scrapClown with a banjo on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
New Year card in the shape of a banjo. Date: circa 1890s
Scene from Shakespeares Antony and CleopatraA scene from Shakespeares Roman play, Antony and Cleopatra, showing Cleopatra standing (right), with one of her servants seated (left) playing a stringed instrument
Saint Helena of ConstantinopleSaint Helena, also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople. She was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and according to tradition she found the relics of the True Cross
Steam train on Algiers to Oran route, AlgeriaSteam train on the Algiers to Oran route, Algeria, North Africa. Date: circa 1900
Comic Musician from Istanbul, Turkey, playing a SetarComical Singer and Musician from Istanbul, Turkey, playing a Setar. A Setar, Sehtar or Setouyeh is an ancient and gnostic instrument usually played at the gathering of dervishes most often held at
The Original Croatian Tamburica EnsembleThe Original Croatian Tamburica (Tamboura) Ensemble. The instrument is associated with Croatian nationalism. Hundreds of tamburitza ensembles were formed amongst Croatian emigrants throughout
A young girl listens to two Koto Players by Miyagawa Choshun (1683-1753). Date: late 18th century
Ukrainian Types by Kostyantyn Oleksandrovych TrutovskyUkrainian Types - reproduction after a painting by Kostyantyn Oleksandrovych Trutovsky (1826-1893) - a Ukrainian genre painter and illustrator. Date: circa 1880s
Musical frogs on eight Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s
Three frogs playing music on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914). Herdsman, 1897Jozef Marian Chelmonski (1849-1914). Polish painter. Herdsman, 1897. National Museum Gallery. Krakow, Poland
Gothic Art. Spain. The Virgin and Child. Gothic painting. Anonymous Hispano-Flemish.16th century. Triptych. Central panel. Provincial Museum of Huesca. Aragon
Mycenaean art. Llyre of ivory with decorative carvings at the base that was the sound box. National Archaeological Museum. Athens. Greece
Clown with banjo on a Victorian scrapVictorian Scrap - Clown with Banjo -- Our Old Friend. late 19th century
French Theatre -- Sottie du Prince des SotzSottie du Prince des Sotz (Foolery from the Prince of Fools), by Pierre Gringore (Gringoire). Showing a musician in a red and grey fools costume, standing on one leg and playing the mandolin
Senegal - Griot playing a XalamA Griot Xalam Player - Senegal. The most common stringed instrument in Senegal. Griots of many ethnic groups play it, including the Wolof, Sereer, Mandinko, Malinke, Fulbe, and Tukuloor
Mexican Mariachi Orchestra. Mariachi, is a typical musical ensemble, originally from the State of Jalisco, Mexico. It is an integration of stringed instruments highly influenced by the cultural
Musical instrument maker Johann Reiter of Mittenwald, Germany, surrounded by his wonderful creations, from lutes and cellos to violas and violins
Indian musicians, drums and stringed instrument. Vintage 19th century photograph
Violin with comic verse on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s
Musical owl with banjo serenading on a romantic cardMusical owl with banjo serenading a dove on a comic romantic card. Date: circa 1890s
Cat and Elizabethan poet on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Girl with guitar on a heart-shaped Valentine cardGirl with guitar (or banjo) on a heart-shaped Valentine card. circa 1900s
Minstrel playing a mandolin on a comic greetings cardMinstrel playing a mandolin and singing on a comic greetings card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Scene at the Festival of Fools, Penzance, Cornwall -- a violinist named Wilfred entertains three small children. Date: circa 1970s
Sandor Vegh, Hungarian-French violinist and conductorSandor Vegh (1912-1997), Hungarian (later French) violinist and conductor. Seen here taking part in an International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove, Cornwall (which he founded in 1972)
Fashion plate, Bouquetiere and EspagnoleFashion plate from Mode Journal Wiener Chic, with two womens styles, Bouquetiere and Espagnole. circa 1900s
The Old Fiddler -- old man playing a violin. circa 1911
Frog playing a mandolin on a French postcardFrog dressed in female clothing playing a mandolin or banjo on a French postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Four frogs playing and singing on a greetings postcardFour frogs playing the violin, conducting and singing on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s
Enrique Iniesta Cano (1906-1969) Spanish musician. Monument. Quinta de la Fuente del Berro Park. Madrid. Spain
Statue of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) as a child plaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Austrian composer. Sculpture of Mozart child playing the violin by Louis-Ernest Barrias (1841-1905). Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark
Jean-Antoine Watteau, The Music LessonJean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). French painter. The Music Lesson (1717). Wallace Collection. London. England. United Kingdom. Date: 1717
Byzantine relief. Greece. Marble with mythological represenBYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Marble relief with mythological representation. Dated from the latest XI century and early XII century. It comes from Athens. Byzantine Museum. Athens
A French cornemuse and an Indian sarangiPage from the Illustrated London News, 9th March 1963, showing two instruments from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: a French cornemuse
Chleuh (Shilha) musicians in MoroccoChleuh (Shilha, Shluh) musicians, a Berber sub-group of Morocco. One man is playing a violin, while two others have percussion instruments. Date: circa 1930
Cats enjoying a dance on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Renaissance style musical angel with violRenaissance style musical angel playing a viol, in the style of Fra Angelico. Date: circa 1910