Strings Collection (page 4)

Musician, detail (fresco)
3496534 Musician, detail (fresco) by Italian School, (17th century); Palazzo Borromeo Arese, Cesano Maderno, Monza, Lombardy

Lute Player, c. 1625-26 (oil on canvas)
3616016 Lute Player, c.1625-26 (oil on canvas) by Boulogne, Valentin de (1594-1632); 128.3x99.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Mother, c. 1661-63 (oil on canvas)
6127302 The Mother, c.1661-63 (oil on canvas) by Hooch, Pieter de (1629-84); 92A--100 cm; Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

Giovanni Paolo Maggini Violin (engraving)
6011769 Giovanni Paolo Maggini Violin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Paolo Maggini Violin)

Carlo Bergonzi (engraving)
6011755 Carlo Bergonzi (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carlo Bergonzi. Illustration for The Violin)

Victorian scraps: Angel playing a harp (chromolitho)
6031148 Victorian scraps: Angel playing a harp (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Angel playing a harp)

Woman Playing the Cittern, c. 1662 (oil on panel)
5863945 Woman Playing the Cittern, c. 1662 (oil on panel) by Steen, Jan Havicksz. (1625/26-79); 31x37.5 cm; Mauritshuis, The Hague, The Netherlands; Dutch, out of copyright

Guitar, 1641 (natural pine, tortoise shell, mother-of-pearl, ivory)
1217466 Guitar, 1641 (natural pine, tortoise shell, mother-of-pearl, ivory) by Voboam, Rene (1606-71); 94x25 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Quipus, system of communication using knotted strings, Peru (chromolitho)
1093609 Quipus, system of communication using knotted strings, Peru (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Quipus)

The Tree of Buzancy (chromolitho)
974005 The Tree of Buzancy (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tree of Buzancy)

Young Mens Symphony Orchestra on stage, New York, c. 1901 (silver gelatin print)
MNY381025 Young Mens Symphony Orchestra on stage, New York, c.1901 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 27.9x35.6 cm; Museum of the City of New York

A Tumboora, musical instrument played by the higher castes
STC439581 A Tumboora, musical instrument played by the higher castes, from Costumes of India by E. Orme, 1804 (coloured etching) by Solvyns

Instruments de la famille du violon, alto, violoncelle ou basse, contre-basse (engraving)
2781678 Instruments de la famille du violon, alto, violoncelle ou basse, contre-basse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man trying to do up his wifes corset (colour litho)
3096338 Man trying to do up his wifes corset (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man trying to do up his wifes corset)

Puppet couple (b / w photo)
3096097 Puppet couple (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puppet couple. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Art Nouveau romantic couple Date: early 20th century

Construction of tennis rackets, from Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonne des
2562815 Construction of tennis rackets, from Encyclopedie ou Dictionnaire raisonnedes Sciences des Arts et des Metiers, by Diderot and d Alembert, Paris, 1751 (engraving) by French School

For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving)
1595813 For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: For Faith and Freedom, by Walter Besant)

English gentleman riding a horse on his way to a picnic
English gentleman with whiskers in tam o shanter cap riding a horse on his way to a picnic in the country. A carriage with ladies behind him, and a peasant in smock in the foreground. Mr

Plate XXI: The console of a harp with details of the levers and springs
STC84225 Plate XXI: The console of a harp with details of the levers and springs, from the Encyclopedia of Denis Diderot (1713-84) and Jean le Rond d Alembert (1717-83)

Postcard depicting The Puppets, c. 1905-10 (colour litho)
CHT225104 Postcard depicting The Puppets, c.1905-10 (colour litho) by Kirchner, Raphael (1876-1917); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Austrian, out of copyright

Tennis Racquets and Billiard Cues, from the Encyclopedia
STC172925 Tennis Racquets and Billiard Cues, from the Encyclopedia by Denis Diderot (1713-84), engraved by Robert Benard (b.1734), published c.1770 (engraving) by Lucotte

Hammered dulcimer in a painted soundbox, 18th century, from Musical Instruments
STC83408 Hammered dulcimer in a painted soundbox, 18th century, from Musical Instruments (coloured litho) by Hipkins, Alfred James (1826-1903); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; British

Portrait of Gabrielle d Estrees (1573 - 1599), Mistress by Henry IV (1553 - 1610
GIA4746732 Portrait of Gabrielle d Estrees (1573 - 1599), Mistress by Henry IV (1553 - 1610) Engraved by 1830 by Unknown Artist

Antonius and Hieronymus Amati (engraving)
6011768 Antonius and Hieronymus Amati (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antonius and Hieronymus Amati)

Nicholas Amati (engraving)
6011767 Nicholas Amati (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nicholas Amati. Illustration for The Violin)

Joseph Guarnerius del Jesu (engraving)
6011760 Joseph Guarnerius del Jesu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joseph Guarnerius del Jesu)

Gaspard di Salo (engraving)
6011771 Gaspard di Salo (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gaspard di Salo. Illustration for The Violin)

The Violinist, Study for The Rehearsal, c. 1879
877042 The Violinist, Study for The Rehearsal, c.1879 (charcoal with white chalk on blue-grey laid paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 43.5x30.3 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute

Harp (skin and wood)
MGS171764 Harp (skin and wood) by African, (19th century); 64 cm cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: comes from the area south of Lake Chad; ); eMichael Graham-Stewart; African, out of copyright

Woman with a harp (drypoint)
MAL85773 Woman with a harp (drypoint) by Helleu, Paul Cesar (1859-1927); 39.5x27.5 cm; Mallett Gallery, London, UK; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; French, out of copyright

Real tennis and the construction of racquets, from the Encyclopedia
STC172901 Real tennis and the construction of racquets, from the Encyclopedia by Denis Diderot (1713-84), engraved by Robert Benard (b.1734), published c.1770 (engraving) by French School

The garden trio
3781198 The garden trio by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); (add.info.: The garden trio, illustration by Thomas Rowlandson from Doctor Syntaxs Tour in Search of a Wife by William Combe)

Clavicytherium, early 17th century (wood and other materials)
3492866 Clavicytherium, early 17th century (wood and other materials) by Italian School, (17th century); 170 high cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

There was a young lady of Stow (engraving)
3622920 There was a young lady of Stow (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was a young lady of Stow)

Viola, 1740 (wood)
1217901 Viola, 1740 (wood) by Wamsley, Peter (fl.1725-45); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: undefined: cm L back: 411mm; upper b: 194 mm; middle b: 143 mm; lower b)

Birthday card, This is no blues number. 20th century

Christmas card in the shape of a violin case. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Lily Brayton and Ben Webster in Kismet
Miss Lily Brayton (1876-1953) in the role of Marsinah and Mr Ben Webster (1864-1947) in the role of Abdullah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912

Miss Lily Brayton in the role of Marsinah in Kismet
Miss Lily Brayton, Actress (1876-1953). In the role of Marsinah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912

Pair of Louis XV marquetry encoignures (wood & Breccia marble)
CH463018 Pair of Louis XV marquetry encoignures (wood & Breccia marble) by Roussel, Pierre (1723-82); width: 71 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Musician, detail (fresco)
3496535 Musician, detail (fresco) by Italian School, (17th century); Palazzo Borromeo Arese, Cesano Maderno, Monza, Lombardy

Le Passage Difficile, 1819 (watercolour)
3471727 Le Passage Difficile, 1819 (watercolour) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); Private Collection; (add.info.: Re! Re)

Travelling puppeteer (chromolitho)
731729 Travelling puppeteer (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Travelling puppeteer)

Music in the street, 1849 (engraving)
611115 Music in the street, 1849 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Music in the street, 1849.); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

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"Strings: A Melodic Journey Through Time and Cultures" From the enchanting ukulele song of 1926 to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's statue as a young boy, they have always held the power to captivate our hearts. In Senegal, a Griot skillfully plays the Kora, weaving tales through its resonating strings. Raphael Kirchner's Art Nouveau girl gracefully strums her harp, evoking ethereal melodies that transport us to another realm. Even in festive times like Christmas, strings take on whimsical forms - imagine a banjo-shaped card spreading joy with every pluck. An angel adorned with butterfly wings delicately caresses the harp's strings, creating celestial harmonies that soothe our souls. Yet not all string stories are filled with serenity; tragedy struck at 298 Old Brompton Road in London when fire engulfed everything except for memories tied to those hauntingly beautiful chords. It also hold an electrifying energy - an electric guitar paired with an amplifier unleashes raw passion and sets stages ablaze. Women from Lublin in Poland embrace their heritage by playing traditional instruments, showcasing how music transcends borders and unites cultures. Nature intertwines itself seamlessly into this symphony - a harp adorned with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card brings warmth and beauty into our lives. Meanwhile, Victorian scraps depict banjos embellished with delicate pink flowers, reminding us of the elegance found within simplicity. In motocross scramblers' adrenaline-fueled races across rugged terrains, we witness yet another facet of string's versatility - they vibrate fiercely against steel frames while riders push boundaries fearlessly. Whether it be classical compositions or folk tunes passed down generations; whether it be artistry or resilience; whether it be celebration or solace – "strings" embody diverse narratives that resonate deeply within us all.