Name/Title
A FAMILY CONCERTEntry/Object ID
L.2008.160Description
Engraving; image printed in black ink on white paper with text below; image is of a small group of men and women seated and standing at the left of a drawing room as a young woman plays an upright piano and a man plays a cello (or possibly a bass violin) on the right; the drawing room has a fireplace with a large ornately framed mirror over it; a large ornate clock, a fan, a pot of flowers and a decorative urn are on the mantleshelf; the walls have a foliate design and there are two wall sconces holding small statues; a three-candle chandelier hangs from the ceiling and there is an oil lamp on the piano; a small open-back side chair is next to the piano and a large basket of flowers is in the fireplace; the decor and the costumes are of the 1840s; text under image: "Eugene Lami." "Alfred T. Heath." / A Family Concert. / "Un Concert de famille." "Ein Familien-Concert." / FISHER, SON & Co. LONDON_H. MANDEVILLE, PARIS."; on the back is a hard to decipher penciled date, possibly 1877.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Eugène LamiAttribution
ArtistArtist
Alfred T. HeathAttribution
EngraverManufacturer
Fisher, Son & Company, H. MandevilleDate made
circa 1870Condition
Notes
Remarks: Paper appears to have been trimmed; there are impression lines from the plate across the top and bottom of the sheet only.General Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 24ENote Type
DepartmentNote
Library