Le Concert / Au Madame la Comtesse de Saint Brisson

Accession Number
2011/2.210

Title
Le Concert / Au Madame la Comtesse de Saint Brisson

Artist(s)

Object Creation Date
1773

Medium & Support
engraving and etching on paper

Dimensions
15 1/2 in x 19 in (39.37 cm x 48.26 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Subject matter
This musical performance is set in the circular concert room of the Hôtel Soubise in Paris, the residence of the Prince de Rohan-Soubise.

Physical Description
The circular room’s ceiling is painted with a sky motif populated by cupids; the room also features ornamental mouldings above four windows that depict musical instruments, and busts on pedestals are placed between the windows. A large number of well-dressed men and women sit while a group of musicians in the center of the room perform on a piano, flutes, cellos, a harp, and other stringed instruments. The print is framed by an ornamental border, and a stretch of tasseled fabric below the scene contains a title and a coat of arms.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
black and white print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
French (culture or style)
Rococo
aristocracy (social class)
concert halls
concerts
customs (social)
etching (printing process)
etchings (prints)
fashion (concept)
interior architecture (object genre)
leisure events
music (performing arts)
musical instruments
pianos
salons (rooms for entertaining)

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