Singing Cantatas

All Resolutions

Had they intended to make a jest of all music, they could not have succeeded better.

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Artist

Name:
Johannot, Tony
Dates:
1803-1852
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Narratives
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
University of Illinois Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Le diable boiteux
Author:
Lesage, Alain-René
Publisher:
Paris: Ernest Bourdin et Cie., 1840
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Description:

Four people are singing and playing wind and stringed instruments while reading scores.

The caption reads in the original French: Quand on voudrait donner exprès un concert ridicule, on n’y réussirait pas si bien.

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